Ordinary Lives, in Ordinary Homes, in Ordinary Neighbourhoods
With SAAC appointed as a pilot provider for the Enabled Living Programme (ELP) to serve persons with autism and intellectual disability, read more about why we’re expanding our services and what it means for persons with disabilities with low to moderate support needs to live in the community.
Love Without Conditions: The Teachers & Coaches at SAAC
Teachers and Coaches are the backbone of St. Andrew’s Autism School and St. Andrew’s Day Activity Centres. Read more about their work, and the love that they invest in our beneficiaries.
The Power of Presence: How Volunteering Became a Calling for Sonali
Sonali is a regular volunteer at St. Andrew’s Autism Centre, who discovered deeper meaning through service and hopes to bring it back to her home.
Opening Doors to Dignity: Imaan’s Journey
Read how the life of Imaan, an 18-year-old with moderate autism, has been changed because of the the Dignity of Work (DoW) programme.
Autism at 18: The Cliff that Awaits
Read about Izhan’s story, and the challenges by special school graduates and their families.
Finding a Home for Life: Jim’s Story
Read about Jim’s journey at St. Andrew’s Adult Home, Singapore’s only autism-focused residential Home.
Giving a Voice to the Voiceless
Read about how Augmented and Alternative Communication is done at SAAC, and how our Speech Language Therapists help persons with autism communicate better.
A Heartfelt Farewell to Veronica: A Leader Who Led with Heart
As Veronica leaves St. Andrew’s Autism School to her next role, we look back at her years here, and the lives that she touched.
Lighting the Way Forward
We speak to SAAC Chaplain, Reverend David Teo, on his experience serving persons with autism.
Aloysius Low: “I Like The Farm On The Rooftop… Yes, I Am Good At Farming.”
Aloysius Low attends St. Andrew’s Autism Centre Day Activity Centre (DAC) in Siglap. Here, he receives vocational training in urban farming, packing and craftwork.