Plenary Papers - Inspiring Families to be Involved

• Passion has no Parameters (Amar-Singh HSS)
• Motivating parents to be advocates (Tim Moore)

Plenary 2 - Inclusive Education, Advocacy & Needs beyond EIP

• How to deliver early intervention services effectively (Jill Sewell)
• Growing Through Life - A meaningful role in society (Khor Ai-Na)
• Meeting my child's needs (Alvin Teoh)

Plenary 3 - Sharing our Pain, Hopes & Ideas

• Challenges in Parenting Special Needs (Erica Lovel)
• Listening to parents in pain (Robynne Moore)
• Light, love and laughter on this journey (Francesca Bierens)

Plenary 4 - Policy & Managers

• Policy and practice in implementing Early Childhood Intervention services (Tim Moore)
• Incheon Strategy to Make the Right Real!: National Action (San Yuenwah, UNESCAP)

Plenary 5 - Presentations by Government Agencies Managers

• Education blue print plan to meet the education needs of children with special needs (pre-school & school going) (Education Director / National rep)
• Plans for improving services for children with special needs (identification, therapy, rehabilitation) (Health Director / Safurah Jaafar)
• Plans to improve quality of CBRs & registration process for children with special needs (Welfare Director / National rep)

Interactive Sessions

• Overview on Assessment of Learning Difficulties (Jill Sewell)
• Assessment of Learning Difficulties - "Other" conditions (Jill Sewell)
• Assessment of Learning Difficulties - What next, options for support (Jill Sewell)
• Alternative Communication (PECS & Makaton) - (Lee Kong Meng)
• Dealing With Dyslexia - Assessment (Angela Fawcett & Sheila Gopal Krishnan)
• Dealing With Dyslexia - Options for Support (Angela Fawcett & Sheila Gopal Krishnan)
• Running a Disability Service & Working with NGOs (Hii King-Ching & Chin Saw-Sian)
• Getting a Child Walking (Ooi Ai Lee / Ng Kee Hoong)
• Enabling Self-Independence, When Do We Start? (Ooi Ai Lee / Ng Kee Hoong)
• Managing Disruptive ADHD Behaviours at Home & in Class (Alvin Ng)
• Autism: Medical vs Alternative Interventions (Rajini Sarvananthan / Mary Joseph Marret)
• Autism & Co-Morbids - Dealing with Problems in Older Children (depression, aggressive behaviour) (Rajini Sarvananthan / Mary Joseph Marret)
• Assessment of Communication Disorders for the Non-Speech Therapist (Pamela Thomas Joseph)
• Is this ADHD? Differentiating Hyperactivity from True ADHD (Alex Khoo)
• ADHD - Drugs and Other Options for Support/Therapy (Sheila Gopal Krishnan / Alex Khoo)
• Constipation & Sleep Disturbance (Suhaila Omar / Sathya R Chandran)
• Research in Disability - Learning to Evaluate Our Services Meaningful (Toh Teck-Hock)
• Common Dental Problems & Support for the Disabled (Jason Cheong)

Concurrent Sessions (English)

• Caring for the Child with Disabilities Including Advance Directive (Nithiya & Peter Tioman / Jeyamal / Santhi Suppiah)
• Coping with a Sibling who has Disabilities (Parveena Sorianarayanan / Rachael Mok / Looi Wan Wai)
• Mother Need Rest Too!  How Mothers can Cope & Developing Support Systems (Erica Lovel)
• Getting Fathers Involved - (Alvin Teoh / Yee Kok Kaye / Wong Chee Kin)
• Challenges in Preparing Your Child for Inclusive Education (Aileen Ch'ng / Minyseh / Goh Siew Ying)
• Going the Distance - how families can sustain themselves as face the challenges of raising a child with a disability (Tim & Robynne Moore)
• Meeting Special Education Needs for the Pre-School Child (Mani / Pauline Wong / Tan Cheng Yi)
• Importance of Early Detection / Screening & Effective Intervention for Children with Dyslexia (Angela Fawcett)
• Ideas for Long-Term Care (Karthik Sibanyanam / Lim Saw Gaik)
• "Making It" despite the system (Teoh Hooi Ting / Janet Poh)
• Sexuality & Safety Training (Thiyagar Nadarajaw / Chin Saw Sian)
• Teaching Aids - how to facilitate a child's language development (Francesca Bierens)
• Improving ECI Professional's Counselling Skills (Robynne Moore)
• Getting Your Children Ready for School: Behavioral Strategies to Aid Children with Autism in Their Transition (Grace Leong May Ling / Cheryl Hui Ling Ong)

Concurrent Sessions (Mandarin)

• 父母如何自我照顾与组织父母团体 Caring for the Child with Disabilities & How to Set Up a Support Group (Chao-Chen Lin 林照程 & Ya Wen Hsiao 萧雅文）
• 如何激发父亲们的参与 Getting Fathers Involved (Teoh Han Seong / Wong Chee Kin / Raymond Dong)
• 特殊孩子之手足--如何相处 Coping with a Sibling who has Disabilities (Hsiu-Shuo Hu 胡秀妁博士 / Loo Shin Hui)
• 特殊儿童音乐治疗 Using Music Therapy in Children with Specials Needs (Sherrene Teh)
• 如何让政策者参与融合教育 Engaging Policy Makers in Inclusive Education (Catherine Teh / Lim Lee Ken / Gina Tan)
• 特殊儿童学龄前的准备 Meeting Special Education Needs for the Pre-School Child (Ng Teng Yan / Chew Siok Cheng)
• 准备孩子进入融合教育的挑战 Challenges in Preparing Your Child for Inclusive Education (Loh Gaik Hiok / Raymond Dong / Lim Lee Ken)
• 性教育与如何自我保护 Sexuality & Safety Training (Toh Teck Hock / Hii King Ching)
• 未来就业机会与资源 Supported Employment, Work Placement & Sources of Funds (Pathmanathan / Yeo Swee Lan)
• "Making It" despite the system (Teoh Hooi Ting / Janet Poh)
• 肢体障碍孩童的特制轮椅与辅具 Best Seating Aids for Children with Physical Disabilities (Ng Kee Hoong)
• 行为管理技巧训练 Behavioral Management Workshop (Wong Woan Yiing / Pheh Kai Shuen)
• 班级管理 -- 老师可以怎么样帮助学习障碍学生 Classroom Management - Helping Teachers Deal with Learning Disability (Hu Hsiu-Shuo 胡秀妁博士 / Chew Siok Cheng)
• 如何教导读写障碍学生 Teaching Children with Dyslexia & Helping Teachers Cope (Tan Kien Hooi)

Concurrent Sessions (Malay)

• Ibu perlu berehat juga!  Bagaimana ibu-ibu dapat menampung & membangunkan sistem sokongan
  Mother Need Rest Too!  How Mothers can Cope & Developing Support Systems (Lisa Ling / Aris Haslinda Hamid / Nor Haniza)
• Penggunaan Terapi Muzik untuk kanak-kanak berkeperluan khas
  Using Music Therapy in Children with Special Needs (Cheryl Mow)
• Penjagaan Kanak-Kanak Kurang Upaya dengan Arahan Lanjutan (Advance Directive)
  Caring for the Child with Disabilities Including Advance Directive (Musliha & Saiful Kengatharan Akampnam)
• Menggalakkan penglibatan bapa
  Getting Fathers Involved (Mahadi / Lim Boon Hock / Azrul)
• Kepentingan pengesanan awal, Saringan dan intervensi yang berkesan untuk kanak-kanak disleksia
  Importance of Early Detection/Screening & Effective Intervention for Children with Dyslexia (Angela Fawcett / Tan Liok Ee)
• Memenuhi keperluan pendidikan khas untuk kanak-kanak prasekolah
  Meeting Special Education Needs for the Pre-School Child (Pamela Thomas Joseph / Alvin Ng)
• Penglibatan Penggubal Dasar dalam Pendidikan Inklusif
  Engaging Policy Makers in Inclusive Education (Aileen Ch'ng / Mahadi / Alvin Teoh)
• Assessment of Education Needs (for the non-education psychologist) (Alvin Ng / Sheila Gopal Krishnan)
• Kursus Seksualiti dan Keselamatan
  Sexuality & Safety Training (Ignatius Lee / Tan Cheng Yi)
• Cadangan-cadangan penjagaan jangka masa panjang
  Ideas for Long-Term Care (Pastor Karthik / Lim Saw Gaik)
• Peralatan bantu duduk yang terbaik untuk kanak-kanak kurang upaya fizikal
  Best Seating Aids for Children with Physical Disabilities (Ooi Ai Lee / Shaila Omar)
• Sokong Perkerjaan, penempatan kerja & sumber pembiayaan
  Supported Employment, Work Placement & Sources of Funds (Faridah Zaidi / Zakiah Bt Abdul Wahab)
• Teaching Aids - How to Facilitate a Child's Language Development (Malay translation) (Francesca Bierens)
• Membantu guru-guru mendidik dan menangani Kanak-Kanak Disleksia
  Teaching Children with Dyslexia & Helping Teachers Cope (Tan Kien Hooi / Ong Puay Hoon)
• Bengkel Pengurusan Tingkah Laku
  Behavioural Workshop (Ignatius Lee / Ng Teng Yan)