After the first meetings with representatives from Singapore during the recent meetings of the ASEAN Autism Network AfA was very privileged to welcome Mr Yew Teng Leong, President of Rainbow Centre, and his wife, Mr Dennis Ang, CEO of St. Andrew’s Autism Centre, and Mr Malcolm Wong, Deputy Executive Director of Rainbow Centre from 16.-18.01.2017. […]
Inclusive Education
Start to the new school year
September becomes the second busiest months for AfA – after April with the World Autism Awareness Day as main reason. In September the new school year starts welcoming a number of new children with autism in inclusive classes. In Vientiane 3 children enrolled in grade 1 bringing the total number of kids in primary school […]
Sports at TCFC Sports Camp
Children like to run around. There is no exception for kids with autism. But how to get them to run in a – let’s say – structured or organised way? Every summer break TCFC is organising a Sports Camp for children in Vientiane. This year T.C. was going to try something new: to include kids […]
Helfer von überall
Im Vientiane Autism Center geht es zu wie im Taubenschlag. Freiwillige aus aller Welt geben sich die Klinke in die Hand und brauchen ihrerseits Unterstützung. Die Arbeit, die sie leisten, ist großartig. Kürzlich waren Pia und Larissa aus Deutschland da. Pia, die Logopädin, und Larissa, die Physiotherapeutin, haben sich nicht nur wunderbar ergänzt bei der […]
More children with autism are now going to school in Vientiane
As children throughout Lao PDR return to school this month, they are joined in the classroom by a record number of children with autism spectrum disorder. Until only quite recently, autistic children have typically been excluded from attending regular schools with other children their age. Their unusual social behaviours can be discomforting for some, and […]
Hurra, ich bin ein Schulkind
Jeden Morgen um 8:00 Uhr fährt der Minibus vor. Dann klettern acht Kinder und fünf Lehrer in das Gefährt. Nach 10 Minuten Fahrt durch das zunehmende morgendliche Verkehrsgewühl sind sie am Ziel: die staatliche Grundschule Saphanthong Neua. Meist sind die anderen fünf Kinder des VAC schon da, denn in diesem Jahr sind es 13 Kinder […]
One day in San’s life
San Vongsay is the mother of an autistic son and Director and co-founder of the Vientiane Autism Centre (VAC) a school for autistic children in Vientiane, Lao PDR. She has worked as Director of the VAC for four years. Her position is unpaid, San is a volunteer. This is a day in her life. At […]
Going to School
Monday, 03. September 2012. The new school year starts also here in Laos. A lot more policemen as usual is trying to manage increased traffic. They are happy that it is not raining this morning. Rain would make things worse. Also at Vientiane Autism Center traffic increased and cars are lining up in front of […]