Very touching video. My sister, friends, have children with various degrees of autism. Parents of these children (even grown adults) are under enormous pressure. In Singapore, increased awareness of the general public, together with government and ngos effort, I can say that there is at least adequate support for this group of the community, and their families. There are companies, both private and public sectors, provide employment opportunities for people with special needs. As a community, we need to care, to provide opportunities for us to engage and support them. A big part of humanity is to look after and care for all, particularly the less fortunate. There is an obligation for the strong to protect the weak, this is the true meaning of strength. Thanks again for raising this issue. In China, there are good people, good deeds, and I truly believe that there is hope!
When I was still schooling (many years ago), students are required to perform a minimum of 6 hours of community service per year. Points are awarded according to the hours you’ve given back to the community over the period of our school years. I’m not too sure how were the points calculated, but was told that 100 or more hours of community service was worth 5 points. These points are crucial for our co-curriculum activities grading and promotion to the next level of the education system. However it’s also because of the requirement for community involvement, we were able to develop ourselves holistically, as well as appreciating and understanding the importance of giving back to our society. I remembered my first volunteer work was in a school for special needs education, and from then onwards, my attitude towards community service changed, I no longer view it as clocking hours for grades. Nowadays I try to do volunteer work whenever I’m able to.
我是新加坡人，我的小儿子是自闭症他在一所特殊学校上学今年16岁，中学四年级。当然不只这所特殊学校还有其它特殊学校。我经常都会带他出门take public transport to let him get use to it. I let him learn swimming in group when he was primary 1, now he able to swim in the deep pool。
