We are pleased to note that the benefits of our holistic training has continued to successfully contribute to the enrichment and the transformation of the lives of our autistic children for the last 20 years. It is the REACh Way that has earned recognition as a reliable and credible source of support and training. This has enabled us to help our children to achieve their developmental milestones.

Testimonies

The three testimonies below are given by three parents at the Centre.  The names printed are not their actual names but the stories are real.

 From Mrs. Nathan on her son, Ramesh

Ever since I brought my son Ramesh to the Centre for training, he has been able to do many things which he was not able to do before. Now he is able to sit still in class, understand 2-3 word instructions in English, wear his slippers and later to take them off to put on the shoe rack on his own, and go to the toilet by himself.  What’s more, he has improved in Music & Movement Therapy as he is able to follow the songs. 

I am thankful to say that through the Centre’s one-to-one teaching methods and its many programmes, Ramesh has improved in many ways. All these little improvements may seem nothing to parents with a normal child. But as parents of an autistic child, we are very grateful with whatever improvement Ramesh has achieved, no matter if it is little or a lot.

Lastly, I would like to thank the Centre for the training, the love, care and patience it has given to my son. And I hope that this caring and compassionate Centre will continue to grow to help other autistic children, to help and to guide them out of their own hidden world.

 From Mrs. W on her twins, H and K 

Both of my twins H and K were extremely hyperactive when they were aged four to seven. They showed temper tantrums and possessed very short attention span. Furthermore, they could not interact with anyone nor follow instructions. Even their gross and fine motor skills were poor. But since their training at REACh, their behaviour, attention span, social skills and academic abilities have improved tremendously.

I am grateful for the programmes in the Centre.  The individual programmes have helped modify their behaviour while the group play sessions have taught them to improve their social skills. They have learnt to be less aggressive, more tolerant and able to follow instructions. 

In addition, their motor coordination, speech and audio-visual abilities improved through the Music & Movement Therapy sessions.  They are now more relaxed and K is now eagerly looking forward to help the teacher lead the music session.

Gratefully, through the Pre-Vocational sessions, my twins have now acquired the fine motor skills that normal children have.  And encouragingly, they have learnt to interact and share with other children, thus making them ‘good friends’ of the younger children. 

I must also say that the impact of the Snoezelen Room has greatly benefited my children.  As they become calmer and more relaxed, they become more observant, more imaginative and more descriptive in their conversation. 

With all the years of training at REACh, they have miraculously learnt to become a big brother and a leader, being able to give instructions and express their feelings.  

I am most grateful to the Centre for all their love and kindness.  And it is because of the dedication of the Chairman, volunteers and teachers towards my children that today my two sons are able to finish their secondary education and H has entered College successfully.

 From Yasmine on her son, Azmir

I must say my son Azmir has improved a lot since coming to REACh.  He is now more independent, and he can socialise and speak normally.

Since joining the Centre and its wonderful programmes, Azmir is not what he used to be anymore.  Through the dedication and patience of the volunteers and teachers at the Centre, his autistic behaviors have been modified.

Before coming to the Centre, Azmir did not have any speech at all. But now he is able to speak and not only that, he is able to ask questions too.  And because he is more confident now, he has become more sociable.  He is able to interact freely with other children and greet everyone he sees.

What’s more, he is so independent now he is able to wash plates, make drinks, help to clean house, wipe the table, mop the floor, help his grandmother to cook, bathe himself and look after his brother.  At the same time, he is able to recognise money and know the value of it. And this is greatly due to the group play sessions that he attends regularly.

On the whole, the programmes at this Centre have collectively enabled my child to be transformed.  Seeing that he is now more than able to make a conversation and speak fluently in English and Bahasa Malaysia in such a short span of time, we are extremely glad we had made the right choice of coming to REACh for help from the very beginning.