Identifying needs of the autistic


Headstart Academy Damansara provides EIP for special needs children.

THERE is still a lack of available and affordable intervention on autism in Malaysia.Former deputy women, family and community development minister Hannah Yeoh said autism awareness month (in April) ought to be celebrated and recognised by all parties.

“When I was in Putrajaya, we encountered a situation that sparked national uproar over the detention of a person with autism.

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