RTB news ran a short segment on the Friday night news on Learning Ladders Society giving a brief insight into what we do... We actually had the shoot on Friday afternoon itself and didn't realise at the time that it will be broadcasted later that night! Otherwise, I would have given advanced notice of it on my blog...
I hope a lot of people still managed to catch it (I have faith that other Bruneians watch the national news more religiously than me!) as it helped explain exactly what Learning Ladders does in terms of the type of therapy we provide and also clarified on the fact that we CONNECT parents to professionals and these are professionals who have had 20-30 years experience with autism and other related disorders.
Our hero, Kerri Wilson (she was actually named in the news so I guess I no longer need to refer to her as "K" in my blog anymore) also gave a short interview (oooh, that makes her sound like such a celebrity! hehe but she IS in our books! We are so proud of you Kerri!) explaining what ABA is about..
We're still trying to get a copy of the video and once we do, I will post it on the blog. In the meantime, check out some pictures of the day over here..
Thank you to all the parents and relatives who came on that day to show your support! We really x infinity appreciate it!
5 comments:
Wow looks like fun! Hehe can't wait to see the video!
*hugs*
Hi
I saw the news and i am very interested with LL as i know after visiting your blog and LL website LL ia a society for Autism and developomental disability.
In tha case can i join your society but my child do not have autism only Down syndrome and 3 yrs old is it possible. I tried SMARTER but they only deal with autism I hope you could help me please
Worried mother
Hi honey! I hope you manage to get a video, I really want to see it. Love your blog, hugs to Raiyan and to you too :)
Hi, wanted to ask you, does Raiyan learn all his sentences and speech in English? Does he have problems with learning a second language (or mother tongue for example)? Just wanted to know.
Hi to the 2 anonymous',
You seem to have a lot of questions. My suggestion is why don't you call Learning Ladders and meet them directly.
As for learning in English that for now is unavoidable. Until Brunei has its own ABA qualified therapists all lessons have to be conducted in English. But from my own experience, even my now mild-ly (ex- non verbal) son can pick up both english and malay.
ABA helps an autistic child learn to develop various skills, and among them is how to 'communicate' or develop 'communication skills'. Once the ability to communicate is achieved, an autistic child can then be able to pick up any language.
But I do encourage any parents out there to just call and meet Learning Ladders and they may be able to help answer your questions. If no answers are available they will try help you find the answers.
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