by Merel De Regt | 2013年3月15日 | Special Education in China
Merel De Regt School Psychologist, ABA Therapist Ding Chen Chen’s parents had serious concerns; their son showed a strong aversion to social interactions, had not developed normal capacities for communication and seemed consumed by several unusual preoccupations. It...
by Jeanine Buzali | 2013年1月18日 | Special Education in China
Chen Si Miao’s [arbitrarily chosen name] parents had known for quite a long time that he was unlike other children. For his entire life, he had shown significant language delays and a great hesitancy to make eye contact. Hopes that exposing him to typical group...
by Jeanine Buzali | 2012年11月16日 | Special Education in China
An incident from this summer, in which a teacher brutalized a four-year-old girl with Autism, leaving her to face a long and difficult recovery, has prompted widespread discussion of special needs services within China. Footage of the assault can be seen here. ...
by Merav Wirthiem | 2012年11月9日 | Special Education in China
Merav Wirthiem, M.Ed. Program Director, Educational Counselor Mao Mao, a fifteen year autistic boy, had been a student at Shenzhen’s Bao Cheng Primary School until the school’s principal informed his mother that he could not attend in the coming year, citing...
by Chantana Makien | 2012年10月19日 | Staff Voices
Chantana Makien Volunteer, 2012 In 2009, I lost my voice after thyroid cancer surgery, because of bilateral vocal cord paralysis. I found considerable difficulty talking and communicating. By comparison to the challenges faced by children with Autism, though, my...
