Disability/Early Intervention
From Social Collaborative Singapore
To change anything in this page, feel free to contribute directly or to propose revisions and amendments in the Discussion page
Overview & Synopsis
Knowledge gaps
Overly centred on ID/ASD??
Opportunity Areas
Key Statistics & Figures
7,000 children aged 6 and below have developmental difficulties as of 2015 [1]
Between 2010 and 2014, KKH and NUS screenings show a 76% increase in children 6 and below with developmental issues such as development delays, speech and language delays, learning difficulties and autism spectrum disorders (ASD)[2]
Theory of Change
Hospitals | → | Timely Detection & Diagnosis | ||||
↘ | ||||||
EIPIC programmes | → | Effective Early Intervention | ||||
↘ | ||||||
Education |
Detection & Diagnosis
Time Detection & Accurate Diagnosis
Programmes | Gaps | Ideas |
---|---|---|
Diagnostic Touchpoints (e.g., hospitals) | For caregivers of children with ASD, touchpoints are poorly equipped in advising parents on where to obtain reliable help during the post-diagnostic phase (see page 61 here) | Recommendations from EM3 that MSF will consider[3]
|
Early Intervention
- While EIPIC serves around 3,200 children with mod-severe special needs, waitlists can extend from 6 months to 1 year. Further, early intervention professionals tend to have high turnover and quick burnout, due to unattractive remuneration compared to the private sector.
Programmes | Gaps | Ideas |
Development Support (DS) & Learning Support (LS)
|
||
Early Intervention Programme for Infants & Children (EIPIC)
|
| |
Community Educational Support Services
|
Development Support (DS) & Learning Support (LS)
Early Intervention Programme for Infants & Children (EIPIC)
Community Educational Support Services
- AWWA Community Integration Service
- Care Corner Educational Therapy Service
- Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore (CPAS)
- Down Syndrome Association's Children Education Services
- Handicaps Welfare Association (HWA) [confirmation required]
- iC2 PrepHouse
- SHINE Educational Psychology Service
- Singapore Association for the Deaf (SADeaf)
- Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped (SAVH)
- SPD
- St Andrew’s Community Hospital
- THK Children’s Therapy Centre
- ↑ https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/big-read-special-needs-children-pre-school-not-given-0
- ↑ https://www.msf.gov.sg/policies/International-Conventions/Documents/Singapore%20CRPD%20Report%20-%20final.pdf
- ↑ https://www.msf.gov.sg/policies/Disabilities-and-Special-Needs/Documents/Enabling%20Masterplan%203%20(revised%2013%20Jan%202017).pdf
- ↑ https://www.msf.gov.sg/policies/International-Conventions/Documents/Singapore%20CRPD%20Report%20-%20final.pdf
- ↑ https://www.sgenable.sg/uploads/EIPIC%20Service%20Matrix.pdf
- ↑ http://lienfoundation.org/sites/default/files/Inclusive%20Survey%20Part%202%20-%20Press%20Release%20Lien%20Fdn%20Final%5B1%5D.pdf
- ↑ https://www.msf.gov.sg/policies/International-Conventions/Documents/Singapore%20CRPD%20Report%20-%20final.pdf
- ↑ https://www.msf.gov.sg/media-room/Pages/Clarifications-on-EIPIC.aspx
- ↑ http://www.spd.org.sg/upload/SPD%20FY1617%20Annual%20Report.pdf
- ↑ National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre (NVPC). (2017). Issues faced by people with disabilities in Singapore. Retrieved from https://www.nvpc.org.sg/resources/report-on-issues-faced-by-people-with-disabilities-in-singapore
- ↑ https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/big-read-special-needs-children-pre-school-not-given-0
- ↑ Lien Foundation Study on Early Intervention Professionals. http://www.lienfoundation.org/sites/default/files/LF%20Early%20Intervention%20Survey%20Findings.pdf
- ↑ https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/survey-unveils-challenges-faced-by-professionals-working-alongside-special-needs-children