Our third AMW holiday programme for individuals with moderate-severe autism was a huge success!

Dear Everyone:

A Belated Happy New Year to you all!

At our third “A Mother’s Wish” (AMW) Holiday Programme for individuals with moderate to severe autism (spread across Nov 28-Dec 11, 2014), I was delighted to see how we were beginning to cultivate a sense of community. As our group congregated each day, we were happy to reconnect with familiar faces —participants, helpers, and parents from previous holiday programmes — and excited to welcome new ones. For the parents and helpers shouldering the primary responsibilities of caring for our children, the holiday programme also offered a degree of respite and connection, thanks to the assistance of the volunteers.

This time around, our participants took public transport and participated in eight activities: Football, Baking Banana Oat Cookies, Functional Training, Building a Miniature Garden, Drama and Movement, Baking Fruit Tarts, Embodied Movement, & Assembling an IKEA CD Box.

We are most grateful to our service providers, assistants, volunteers (principally from Meridian JC, but also from NIE and NUS), and families for their involvement and support. Special thanks to Mrs. Selina Tan who opened her home to host four of our events and the refreshments she provided! Together, we embody AMW’s model of collective caregiving — spreading the responsibility of caring for individuals with autism across the community. With these baby steps, we hope to achieve our ultimate dream of building a community that provides affordable quality programmes all-year-round.

To ensure that the AMW holiday programme activities are affordable for families and that service providers are compensated fairly, the costs of the programme are subsidised by the AMW fund. If you are looking for some unique gifts, please check out AMW’s product offerings. 

Please contact Kah Ying at choo.kahying@awakeningminds.sg for more information and purchases.

Click here to read more about our Dec 2014 Holiday Programme and see our gallery of photos.

Look out for our June Holiday Programme (slated for June 8-19, weekdays, 1:30-4:30 p.m.)! If any of you are interested to be notified to sign your child up for the activities, volunteer for the programme, or suggest service providers, please contact me! 

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Much thanks,

Kah Ying