Appreciations
Reflection from a report by HELP University students
January 14, 2015On September 24, 2014, a team from HELP visited BEST Centre to conduct an interview with one of the directors, Ms. Phoebe, and to carry out an observation of the children at the centre. After this first visit to BEST Centre, the group members gained better insight into children with learning disabilities (LD), as well […]
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Parents’ Testimony 家长见证
December 1, 2014来中心后的改变 Jeremy Chu 的故事 四岁他上幼儿园启蒙班，课程大多是看图认字，考试那方面不成问题，我们也没发现什么状况。一直到五岁年初他无法完成幼儿园的英文听写， 他其实是完全拼不到字，也认不到字。他发音似卡通，像一般2，3岁小孩初步学语的阶段，说不出一个完整的句子，只能够说单字，
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"Teachers there are always flexible and creative …" – Soh Kai Yuen
April 4, 2013An Intern’s Testimony after being a full time assistant for 3 months at BEST Centre. The best part during my practicum in Breakthru Enrichment Station was seeing those children with special needs improving and overcoming their difficulties little by little, even though within a short period of time. After all, those little improvements would become a […]
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Stimulating Brain Growth – News Article
April 8, 2012New Sunday Times, 8 Apr 2011 – An interview with Phoebe Long by NST reporter Chandra Devi Renganayar. MOVEMENT: There are many programmes available now which addresses learning and behavioural challenges in children through natural body movements. The early reflexes or muscle movements of an infant are critical for the development of his or […]
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Our Child – Jin Hao is on NST today!
THREE years ago, Chong Jin Hao was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). (Chong Wei Meng with his son Chong Jin Hao, who has improved through the programmes.) Like other autistic children, he had significant communication, social and behavioural issues. The little boy liked to be left alone and was very emotional. He overreacted […]
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[Testimony] After 13 years, he initiated a conversation.
March 31, 2011My son was diagnosed with autism when he was about 3 years old. We travelled frequently to Kuala Lumpur from Sibu to seek help for him. He went through numerous therapy sessions with established speech therapist, occupational therapist, music therapist, psychologist and others. We eventually moved to Kuala Lumpur as we found that there were […]
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[Testimony] Our relatives noticed a lot of changes in her
March 28, 2011My husband and I learned that our daughter has mild autism when she was 3 years old. Now she is 10 years old. When she was seven years old, we noticed that she was deteriorating in her lessons and had developed behavioural problems. We sought help from Phoebe of Breakthru Kids. In three months, my […]
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What Participant Says about Brain Gym 101 Course
January 16, 2011Year 2011 Classes I especially liked applying the skills learned straightaway by working with partners to create balancing movements. The instructor adopts a personal approach and is very knowledgeable. I loved the snacks, too! Through self-reflection, I learned that I have more confidence now. I am better able to change the way I think, feel […]
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[Testimony] In two months, we noticed a great leap in our son’s development
November 22, 2010After my son was rejected by two kindergartens, my wife and I sought professional help. He was diagnosed with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) by a psychologist at four years old and later with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) . As parents, we were confused and did not know how to help […]
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