Concerns Over Reduction Of Subsidies For Special Needs Children
In response to the ST article dated 7 Jan 06, I would like to pen my thoughts on the anxiety of parents who have special needs children.As a parent of an autistic boy, I have been alerted to complains... continue reading »
"Do it."
"I am a dad of 5+yr ASD boy, I hv been working so hard but every mth I can barely cover my son's costly 2k+ pvt therepies fee.Yet, my wife & me dare not let go these costly therepies (even son did not show imprv after so many yrs of therepy) as our boy"
"People help them if u can, this wont spend too much of ur times..."
"A normal charge for a special education programme costs around $700 - $1,000 per month, or maybe even higher, depending on what kind of programmes. To finance for a university education costs much less than that. No one can deny that investing in universi"
"ASD CHILDREN ARE HUMANS TOO... ITS NOT FAIR GIVING PEOLPE LESS SUBSIDYS THAN THOSE EARNING LESS... THIS IN TURN IS NOT FAIR TO EVERYONE... WHAT ABOUT THOSE WHO HAVE FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES OR SUDDENLY OUT OF A JOB... THINK ABOUT IT... THINK ABOUT THEIR FUT"
"To Petition # 1376,tomtanch,I fully agree with you.Although there's e-mail informing govt this petition going on, but becos it's done so low profil + we parents so busy daily with our children therepies,the situation now is like what my husband say"no use"
"Let's all lend support to this worthy cause!"
"I hv earlier wrote petition 897.To all you losers (petition 900), on representing many angry special needs parent,WE DEMAND APOLOGY from you immediately!! We moms have already say nobody is allowed to step,bully or look down on special kids, who are you d"
"I hope that there will be significant improvements made after this petition is approved."
"Surely looking at the number of children visiting the Child Guidance Clinic alone shows that there is a need to address the needs of children with learning difficulties. Notwithstanding there are many other children who have learning disabilities and are "
"Special need education fee should not be pegged to house hold income just like normal stream of education fee. There are many other intervention program cost incurred for special children."
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"Mother of a 5yo autisitic boy"
"This is for my son Rainer Liguori Khoo - Yow, who has Williams Syndrome he is a Singaporean ... he deserves to be treated like one."
"All for a more caring Singapore."