Highlights of 2012 From Our Director

2012 has certainly gone by quickly in our fast-paced city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. We had several amazing opportunities this year which started from the month of April 2012. We enjoyed two Progress Review trips with Dr. Perron and look forward to more next year.  

 

First Walk for Autism!

We took advantage of the Autism Awareness Day and organized our first ever Walk for Autism. Although our event fell on the same day as the national public demonstration for fair voting rights, we still had a good turnout of over 300 people!  Our walk was featured in local blogs, online newspapers, radio stations, and national newspapers! 

 

Media Coverage

Speaking of media coverage, EAP Malaysia and one of our clients were featured in a local TV programme – Astro Awani. In addition, recently in December, EAP Malaysia was highlighted in two more national newspapers. 

 

Networking & Conferences

Two of our supervisors had the opportunity to attend the National Early Childhood Intervention Conference earlier this year. They presented a poster at this conference and enjoyed listening to many different speakers.

 EAP Malaysia was also invited to speak at a number of different conferences – in the Philippines, Cambodia and locally at Gleneagles Hospital. Furthermore, we organized a few Sibling Days which we ourselves enjoyed (maybe even more than the siblings themselves!) as well as a couple of workshops – School Shadowing and Understanding Behaviour and Skill Building for High-Functioning Autism and Asperger's.

 

Tea with the Prime Minister’s Wife!

In October last year, we were invited to a small group discussion with Malaysia’s Prime Minister’s wife, Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Binti Mansor at her home. Over a buffet spread around her dining table, Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah shared her heart for autism and desire to start a center in Kuala Lumpur for children with autism. Only one other service provider and the National Autism Society (NASOM) as well as other government representatives were present. There are plans in the pipeline and we hope we get the opportunity to contribute some ideas in the treatment aspect of this project.

 

Our Blog!

For more information, articles and pictures of all our highlights, do check out our blog at www.eapmalaysia.blogspot.com.  We just started this blog in February 2012 to share more of our information with other families that may not be able to afford our services. We have even made a few How-To Videos for families to attempt to do some simple recommendations at home!

 

 

In a nutshell, these are all the major highlights of the year. We realized that since the time EAP Malaysia started in September 2006 to December 2012, we have worked with over 200 children in this region! So here's to an even better 2013!