Category Archives: Programmes

General holding category for info about the programmes

Samantha 1.1 – mother’s love

Posted on May 27, 2013 by vivien-lim

April 2012. Date and year are important to me. It tells me the duration of day, month and year that I have worked  and grown with the children who have learning challenges in life. Samantha joined me in mid April … Continue reading →

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Abel 1.3 – speech

Posted on May 27, 2013 by vivien-lim

April 2013. Abel is such an amazing boy. His determination to develop himself is strong. Abel has improved from being not responsive to become responsive to communication despite his limitations in speech. There is no short cut to develop a … Continue reading →

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Samantha 1.2 – speech/communication processing.

Posted on April 14, 2013 by vivien-lim

March 2013 The below is a real life experience that happened in April 2012. Samantha came to the centre on April 2012. She has limited vocabulary and communication processing. She communicates in Mandarin. Thank God I can understand Mandarin, otherwise … Continue reading →

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Ian – A new year brings new awareness

Posted on April 4, 2013 by vivien-lim

Feb 2013. Ian took new steps forward in February 2013. He traveled back to his hometown for the Chinese New Year celebration. His mom told me that Ian is more settled. Last year he was unable to understand instructions and … Continue reading →

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Ian – communication understanding

Posted on March 20, 2013 by vivien-lim

Jan 2013. Time really flies. Did Ian’s skills  improve over time? Many times we look at improvement in the area of academic achievements, school children study and learn to pass the school tests. Ian is obsessed with animals, he is … Continue reading →

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Ruth – Maths processing.

Posted on March 19, 2013 by vivien-lim

Jan 2013 January is the most  challenging month for Ruth. We begin to strengthen her understanding of numbers and quantities. Many children are able to count after attending kindergarten class. However some cannot isolate the number and the quantity or … Continue reading →

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Ruth – Focus and endurance.

Posted on January 31, 2013 by vivien-lim

November – December 2012. Beginning this November we have again challenged Ruth. After her improvement in speech and communication processing, I am now working on her writing skills. At the present moment Ruth is able to write the alphabet without … Continue reading →

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Abel 1.2 – Speech

Posted on December 26, 2012 by vivien-lim

Dec 2012. Time really walks by so fast. It is reaching the end of the year. Did Abel attain further development? Able grew up in a family of a Malaysian father and a Vietnamese mother. At home Able will speak … Continue reading →

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Ruth — Music lesson

Posted on December 25, 2012 by vivien-lim

Oct 2012. Day in day out, month in month out, year in year out. Time really passes by very fast. It is October and soon we will reach the year’s end. I have been working with Ruth since January 2011 … Continue reading →

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Jonathan – Awareness (part 1)

Posted on December 25, 2012 by vivien-lim

December. 2012 (part 1) I have been wondering whether I should share this child’s development in this blog. Finally i made up my mind to share. I was touched by his parents’ love for him. A young couple’s journey of … Continue reading →

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