New online guide to help Singapore parents plan for autistic children's future to be launched end 2025

The guide is the brainchild of Denise Phua, the president of the Autism Resource Centre (Singapore) and the chairman of Autism Association (Singapore). - ST FILE

SINGAPORE: What will happen to my child when I die? This question nags at Sun Meilan, 51, constantly. But the mother of an 18-year-old son with autism has her arms full with daily caregiving duties, and rarely has the time to make plans for the future.

Many caregivers such as herself face this problem, she said. “The uncertainty of where and whom to entrust our child to, amid inadequate adult services and limited support, leaves families stuck.”