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至成长岁月

9/8/2016

每对父母都希望自己的孩子能够健康快乐地成长，但现实与理想总是对立的。

   晨晨在两岁时始终都没有开口叫过妈妈。那时我已经有点担心，但家中的长辈总说：“男孩总是比女孩迟些说话，没什么大不了。”也许是自欺欺人吧！就这样耽误了最佳的黄金治疗期。

     终于，晨晨被诊断出得了自闭症。于是，我们决定一边送他去幼稚园，一边去做语言障碍矫正。就在我们觉得一切就要有转机的时候，晨晨的各种问题也接踵而来。如：不能跟小朋友友善地沟通，不能安静地坐在课室里听老师上课，有时还会跟小朋友发生肢体冲突……..。

     种种的问题让我们也变得手足无措，这时通过朋友的介绍，我们来到了SI World。在Mr. Wong的讲解中，我们明白了原来孩子还需要更多的辅助，而且治疗的时间也会相应地长一些。好多父母的误区是一直都认为只要孩子来到中心，不用多久就可以变成一个正常普通的孩子。

虽然现在的晨晨还是有这样那样的问题，但看着他一天比一天可爱，一天比一天进步，这一切都很值得。虽然在外人眼中他还是一个有点特殊的孩子，有的人甚至还会误解特殊就是智商问题，但这些都不重要。我相信总有一天，晨晨也会跟同龄的孩子一样，有自己的朋友，有自己的生活。

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To The Growth

9/8/2016

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Parents always hope that their children can grow up healthily and happily. Nonetheless, reality is always the opposite of the ideal.

Chen Chen still did not call me “mummy” even when he approached two years old. This made me feel a bit worried, but the elderly in my family kept telling me that “boys are usually slower in learning to speak than girls do, so there is nothing to worry about”. Perhaps this is what we called self-deceiving. And because of this, we missed out the golden timing for treatment for Chen Chen.

As the result came out, Chen Chen was diagnosed with Autism. Thereupon we decided to send him to kindergarten and to do speech therapy on the other hand. Right when we thought that everything was going to get better, more and more of Chen Chen‟s problems raised our concerns. For example, he could not communicate well with his peers, he was unable to sit still to listen to teachings in class, and sometimes he even fought with his peers.

We felt so hopeless about all these until we got to know about SI World from our friends. After listening to Mr. Wong‟s explanation, we came to understand that children actually need more assistance; therefore longer treatment period is needed as well. Lots of parents are mistaken that children will get better very soon once they are sent for treatment.

Although Chen Chen is still having all these problems, it is worthwhile to see him getting better and cuter. To me, it does not matter if others see him as a special child or misunderstand that “special” is related to IQ‟s problems. Because I believe one day, Chen Chen will be the same as his peers, who will have his own friends and life.

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不要急,慢慢来” 与自闭症患者沟通靠耐心

11/4/2016

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Mr Wong was recently interviewed by cari.com in conjunction with Autism Month. http://cn.cari.com.my/portal.php?mod=view&aid=79129
Posted by SI World on Monday, April 4, 2016

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Development of Understanding & Independency

8/2/2016

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My son, Fong Yu Chen is a dyslexic child. Therefore, I brought him to consult the psychologist, Dr. Rajini when he was 3.5 years old. According to Dr. Rajini, even though my son was 3.5 years old, but his mental age was only around one year old. After that, I brought him to attend sensory integration (SI) treatment. During the consultation with Dr. Rajini, she said that Yu Chen’s condition had little improvement. Until two years ago, when Yu Chen was 5 years old, I was introduced by my aunt to SI World for SI treatment. Half a year later, I brought him to meet with Dr. Rajini again. In Dr. Rajini’s opinion, Yu Chen’s attention, memory, and thinking abilities had improved. Initially, my son only attended two classes per week in SI World, but I added one more class for him because he had improved a lot in SI World.

My son is now 7 years old. Dr. Rajini said that Yu Chen’s attention and memory have improved. He is now at the level of 5.5 years old. Before Yu Chen joined SI World, he was not able to follow instructions and he did not know how to identify the things that are dangerous. Now, he understands what I say and he is able to follow instructions. For example, when I tell him that he will be caught by bad people if he runs around, he is able to listen to me and stop running. Besides that, Yu Chen loves iced water and candy very much. But there was one time when he was sick, his father told him that drinking iced water will worsen his condition and eating too much candy will lead to tooth decay. After listening to his father, Yu Chen reduced the intake of iced water and candy. Sometimes, he is even able to wash his own dishes after he has finished his meal. I am so happy to see his improvements.

I would like to thank the therapists in SI World for their hard work, patience, and the help they have given to me. I am so thankful to my aunt for recommending my son to SI World.

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学会明白和懂事

8/2/2016

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我的孩子洪宇辰是有学习障碍的孩子。因此，在他3岁半的时候，我带他去见了心理科医师，Dr. Rajini. Dr. Rajini说他虽然年龄是3岁半，但是他的思想只有1岁多的思想。之后，我们也有带他去做些感统治疗。直到4岁半宇辰(因为是在半年里见一次Dr. Rajini)见Dr. Rajini时，Dr. Rajini说宇辰的情况有少许的改善。

直到他5岁那年，我是通过我的婶婶的介绍下来到SI World里做感统治疗。5岁半时宇辰又去见Dr. Rajini的时候，Dr. Rajini说宇辰的专注力，记忆力及思想能力皆有改善。我的孩子在SI World每个星期上两堂课进步很多，所以我多加一堂。从在去年年尾12月时见Dr. Rajini直到今年5月，过了接近半年的时间，Dr. Rajini说我的孩子现在7岁，但他的专注力和记忆力进步到了5岁半的程度。因此，在SI World接受治疗后，宇辰的情况改善了很多。

以前的他是个不听讲听不明白指示的孩子，而且不懂什么是危险的事物。现在他都明白了。如: 我和他说如果你乱跑的话会给坏人抓去截断手脚，他明白后都不敢乱跑了。就算他爸爸牵着他的手时他见不到我他也会叫爸爸等一下，等到我过来后才一起走。此外，他喜欢喝冰水和吃糖果。有一次他咳嗽得很辛苦，他爸爸就告诉他喝冰水会咳嗽和吃糖果会长蛀牙。之后他也减少吃这些东西和少喝冰水了。现在有时吃完晚饭后他会自己洗碗碟。看到他这些改善，我真的很高兴。

在这里，我要特别感谢SI World的各位治疗师们耐心的教导及帮助。我也非常感谢我的好婶婶把SI World介绍给我。婶婶，谢谢您!

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新推行《辅助教育》计划 "Backup Education"

9/11/2015

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  一直以来许多有特殊需要的孩子都被普通幼儿园拒于门外，要不然就是无法在普通幼儿园的课程中得益。并且在进入普通小学后往往无法适应，或者会被安排到特殊班上课，所以一般都无法获得适合的教育。家长除了无奈还是无奈。现在SI World提供《辅助教育》让这些无助的孩子们可以得到适合的教育，做一个独立有品行的好学生。

  《辅助教育》分为早上班（8.30 - 12.00）和下午班（2.00 – 5.30），星期一至五，月费是RM1200 （包括了价值RM525一个月的每个星期3个小时的有关治疗和学习材料）。每班由2个老师负责教导6个学生（3 – 14岁），所有课程内容完全依据学生的个人程度而定。教育内容除了英文、马来文、数学、科学之外，也包括自理、家务、操守、游戏和音乐，力求学生成为人见人爱的好学生。

     《辅助教育》已经在Kajang和Cheras开课，如有兴趣的家长可以向Jenna询问详情。只有家长积极行动了，孩子才会有更美好的未来。加油！

All this while, lots of special needs children are being rejected by ordinary preschools or do not really benefit from the ordinary syllabus. As a result, these children either cannot accommodate the teaching pace of mainstream schools, or are posted to special classes and therefore being deprived of their opportunity for appropriate education. Now SI World is providing BACKUP EDUCATION to help these children to receive adequate proper education and to be independent and well-behaved good students.

There are 2 classes of BACKUP EDUCATION, i.e. Morning Class (8.30 – 12.00) and Afternoon Class (2.00 – 5.30), from Monday to Friday. Charges are RM1200 per month (inclusive of 3 hours/week related therapy sessions which are worth RM525/month and also necessary learning materials). Every class only accommodates a maximum of 6 students (3 – 14 years old). The classes are in charged by 2 teachers. The entire syllabus is designed according to individual capacity. The subjects include English, Malay, Mathematics, Science and also Self-Skills, Housekeeping, Social Discipline, Games and Music, aiming to educate the students to be socially welcomed children.

BACKUP EDUCATION has started in Kajang and Cheras centre. You may contact Jenna for further details if you are interested in this program. Bear in mind that children will only enjoy better future when parents strive to grab opportunities. Gambate!

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王是憲：“特殊兒童并不特殊”

30/6/2015

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行行出狀元系列（一）
專訪感覺統合治療顧問-王是憲

李連杰、文章所主演的《海洋天堂》述說了一位患有肝癌末期的爸爸是如何為患有自閉症的兒子安排往後生活并訓練其自理生活及謀生能力的過程。這部感人電影道出了無數特殊兒童家長們的心酸血淚，同時也揭示了這群孩子在社會普遍缺乏關注之下，未來的路是多麼難走。

難道特殊兒童註定不能如平常人一般正常生活嗎？可以的，但的確較平常人難行得多，需要更多來自社會的關愛。香港藝人陳錦鴻現年7歲的兒子陳駕樺年幼時的語言發展比一般孩子遲緩，而後更被證實患有自閉症和中度智障。陳錦鴻為了照顧兒子，毅然暫停其如日中天的演藝事業，全職照顧兒子。期間，他花了5年時間來教兒子上廁所。是的，特殊兒童的確需要父母更多的耐心與心力。

難道這群偉大父母就必須孤軍作戰，獨自面對社會的普遍不重視與不了解嗎？感統治療顧問，王是憲今天就來告訴家長們，其實特殊兒童一點都不特殊，家長們也無需再孤軍作戰。

感覺統合治療顧問

王是憲是一名專業感覺統合治療顧問，投身特殊兒童復健領域已有13年。他於2006年成立了為特殊孩子提供治療的SI World專業治療中心，以專業治療方式協助大腦功能失常的孩子們能擁有更健康的身心發展。目前，全馬已設有13家SI World專業治療中心。

期間，他曾協助過各個機構設立超過30所感統治療室，曾處理超過4千個特殊兒童個案，在特殊兒童復健領域可謂經驗相當豐富。

什麼是“感覺統合”？

他表示，感覺統合其實就是我們對於外界信息的吸收、組織、詮釋以及予以反應的一個能力，由我們平時所說的視覺、聽覺、嗅覺、味覺、觸覺以及前廳和本體感等所組成。舉例來說，當我們看到一碗飯時，我們的視覺與嗅覺分別將所見、所聞經由中樞神經傳入大腦，大腦根據這些信息做出反應，因此我們才會將飯吃掉、或將眼前的水喝掉。

感覺統合，更簡單地來說，其實就是大腦與身上感官之間的溝通過程。如果感官與大腦之間的溝通出現問題，“感統失調”就發生了。

感統失調是什麼？

為什麼我的特殊小孩到了9歲仍然不會繫鞋帶、不會握筆寫字？為什麼我的小孩總是過於活躍？為什麼別人家的小孩已經會說話了，而我的同齡小孩連單詞都還不會說？

王是憲表示，這統統都是感統失調的表現。所謂感統失調，簡單來說就是“大腦消化不良”或“大腦交通阻塞”。更詳細來說，感統失調主要是不恰當的信息吸收（大腦吸收太多或太少感覺信息，以致無法給予正確反應）、神經功能失常（大腦無法收到信息，或所接收的信息斷續，又或者無法恰當進行信息統合，以做出有意義的反應）以及肢體、語言或情緒反應障礙（大腦收到信息，但在做出反應時，信息無法正常傳達）。

感統失調的表現可分為：
1）動作協調不良：平衡感較差、走路易摔倒、無法做翻滾動作、手工能力差等
2）過動及缺乏注意力：坐立不安、喜歡東奔西跑、愛做小動作、無法集中注意力
3）學習障礙：字體不工整、不識字、抄錯題或抄漏題等
4）語言障礙：說話較同齡小孩緩慢、表達能力差等
5）行為異常：顯得較難取悅、易煩惱、無法和其他小孩分享玩具、無法理解別人需求、對陌生人事物反應異常

治療怎麼好像玩樂？

本報記者也在王是憲的帶領下參觀了他們的感統治療室。步入治療室中，自己仿佛置身於一個典型的兒童遊樂場，裡面裝有許多讓孩子玩樂的器材，如搖搖板等。他指出，這樣的場所設定是要讓孩子們能夠更迅速地適應環境，進而讓他們在較後的復健過程中容易與治療師配合，達至最佳的復健效果。

通過各式各樣有趣且刺激的活動，他們讓孩子失常的神經系統得到足夠而且正確的治療。他指出，這一類看似兒童遊戲的治療方法實際上能讓孩子的感官與大腦之間正常地“溝通”。他們所進行的活動包括為孩子按摩、刷揉、讓孩子玩滑板，或者是單純的跑跳動作等。可別小看這一些不起眼的小動作，因為就是這一些小小的動作為小朋友們帶來光明的希望。

除了這一系列的活動，孩子們也將根據各別的需求進行相應的治療復健工作。此外，他也希望孩子的家長們能和治療師一同合作，不斷地給予孩子幫助以及鼓勵，以達到最佳效果。他表示，特殊兒童是否能夠順利康復必須取決於三個要素：治療工作、家長鼓勵與幫助以及社會大眾，缺一不可。

如今，他已在相關領域待了12個寒暑。除了平日的治療工作外，他也積極向有關當局爭取特殊兒童應有的權利。

特殊兒童並不特殊

他表示，所謂特殊兒童其實就只是缺少了一般人與生俱來所擁有的能力，例如走路、喝水，甚至只是靜靜坐著。這一些我們甚至不覺得是一種能力的“能力”，對他們來說卻是常人難以想象的遙不可及。所以，在一般人的眼中，他們是不正常的、是特殊的。

但是我們忘了，他們其實也和我們一樣，都是人。

“他們一點都不特殊，他們只是缺少了我們天生所擁有的一些能力”，他如此表示。

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Setting up SI & OT room for SK Damansara Jaya 1

17/4/2015

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SK Damansara Jaya 1 has chosen to integrate SI World's SI & OT programs into their special education program.

GPK of SK Damansara Jaya 1's giving welcome speech

Mr. Wong's answering parents' queries

Parents were listening to "Introduction of SI & OT Programs"

Jenna's explaining the functions of SI equipment

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The Growth of My Daughter - Yong Kah Yean

18/3/2015

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Yong Kah Yean, 3½ year-old
Before

Delayed language & speech (language & speech remained at 1½ -2 years): able to speak only two-words phrases and kept repeating questions that others asked her
Lack of concentration: unable to sit still and pay attention to the teachings in the classroom, could not focus and complete the task given
Poor eye-hand coordination: unable to perform buttoning or unbuttoning action and had difficulty wearing socks
Poor fine motor skills: resulted in difficulty in writing, always colored beyond the borders
Lack of sense of danger
Lack of eyes contact

After

Has eyes contact, “daydreaming” look disappears
Better understanding of the questions that people ask her and she tries to respond to those questions using her own expression.
More words and sentences
Shows initiative to talk and make friends
Understands teachers’ instructions better and will follow the instructions given
Able to sit still and pay attention in the class, less moving around
Love playing with peers, doing activities and completing tasks
Able to color within the border, knows how to draw basic shapes
Can perform buttoning and unbuttoning action independently
Understands most of the teachings and able to get straight A’s for all subjects in the examination.
Knows how to do the homework that requires logical thinking and she likes to ask questions.
Able to copy information from blackboard and her handwriting is getting better now.
Can take shower on her own now; she will help to do some housekeeping tasks and loves to do handcrafting works.
She has better sense of danger now; she will defend herself and report to teachers when being bullied by peers.
Now, she even knows how to negotiate with parents and talk back to parents sometimes!

Parent’s comment: After undergoing one-year-long treatment, together we have witnessed her improvement. I am glad that we had made a wise decision by sending her to SI world, to go through the sensory integration therapy. Otherwise, she would have made no progress at all.

We would like to thank SI World and the therapists of their efforts and companionship along the way. Thank you!

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