Raising a child with special needs presents unique challenges for parents and caregivers, often requiring immense patience, adaptability, and emotional resilience. Navigating these challenges can be daunting, but a profound understanding of the child's condition can significantly alleviate some of…
Tantrum or Meltdown, Which One is It? The public usually finds it difficult to tell tantrums and meltdowns apart as they may appear the same, but they are different things, with different underlying reasons and different functions. When handling and…
Developmental Disabilities - Myths vs. Facts Developmental disabilities, also called neurodevelopmental disabilities, are a cluster of conditions caused by an impairment in physical, language, cognitive, learning, or behaviour areas of development and can affect an individual’s everyday functioning. Common developmental…
Person First Language and Identity First Language This is the second part of a two-part series on disability language. Read the first part here. About 120,000 children and adolescents (aged seven to 18) in Singapore have a disability. Disabilities can…
Respectful Disability Language This is the first part of a two-part series on disability language. History makes it known to us that the first way to devalue someone is through language. When people begin to attach negative, erroneous, and hurtful…
Impairment / Disability / Handicap We often use these words interchangeably. Similarly, there are common associations with these words, such as the terms visual impairment, learning disability, and physical handicap. But if we switch the terms, for example, saying learning…