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SCMP Reporter

Autism Partnership Ltd
North Point
7/F, 633 King's Road, North Point
Tel 2526-3812
enquiry@autism
partnershiphk.com
www.autism
partnershiphk.com
Offers therapy and intensive behavioural intervention for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder from 18 months of age. The centre offers a preschool programme to prepare children for school, after-school programmes to give students age-appropriate social skills training and adolescent counselling to equip students with emotion regulation skills. Other services including psychological assessment, parent training, shadow support services and school consultations are also available. Services are available in Cantonese and English.
Individual behavioural intervention $485/hr, pre-school $12,000/mth, after-school programme from $2,880/mth, adolescent counselling $800/hr
Autism Partnership School
North Point
UG2 Home World Provident Center, 21-53 Wharf Road, North Point
Tel 2526 3061
E-mail and web as above
Hong Kong's first registered primary school catering exclusively for children with autism. Established by Autism Partnership, a worldwide agency focused on the treatment of autism, the school caters for children aged 4 years 8 months to 11 years. Using Applied Behaviour Analysis, students learn through a highly individualised curriculum. The school is designed for students who need minor adjustments as a springboard into mainstream settings and those needing an ongoing individualised programme. Services available in Cantonese and English
$17,500 per month
Jockey Club Sarah Roe School (ESF)
Ho Man Tin
2B Tin Kwong Rd, Homantin, Kowloon
Tel 2761 9893
office@jcsrs.esf.edu.hk
www.jcsrs.edu.hk
Purpose-built special needs through school run by ESF and adjacent to KGV School. Caters for up to 60 children aged 5-19 with severe learning difficulties. The catchment area is the whole of Hong Kong. Implements the National Curriculum of England and Wales using the EQUALS (Entitlement and Quality Education for Pupils with Severe Learning Difficulties) schemes of work to provide a supportive but challenging learning experience. The School is the first special school for children and young people with severe learning difficulties to become a candidate school for the Primary Years Programme (PYP). Well-equipped building with multi-sensory room, soft play area, library and hydrotherapy pool. Occupational therapy, hydrotherapy and physiotherapy available.
Annual - Primary: $54,300
Secondary: $85,000 (subject to EMB approval)
The Child Development Centre at Matilda
Victoria Peak
41 Mount Kellett Rd, The Peak
Tel 2849 6138
info@cdchk.org
The centre is a charity providing early intervention services for children with special needs in English. Children aged up to 6 years are integrated with their typically developing peers and given the opportunity to learn through educational and therapeutic intervention. With a 1:3 teacher student ratio, the centre caters for a range of difficulties, including learning disabilities, speech and language delays, physical and intellectual impairments, and autism. It provides help for over 150 special needs children and their families each year.
$1,800-$8,200 per month
The Children's Institute
Repulse Bay
12 Smithfield Road, 2/F, Man Kwong Crt, Kennedy Town
Tel 2812 2144, Fax 2812 2145
info@tcihk.org
www.tcihk.org
Individualised, full-day, 12-month programme for students from 3 to 11 with autism-related disorders. Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) methodology used as teaching model. Development of a range of skills sought, including academic, language, social, leisure, play, community, and self-care. Language instruction is the core of each student's educational programme. One-to-one instruction throughout the school day with small group instruction where appropriate. The institute has moved from Repulse Bay to Kennedy Town, where it shares space with The Harbour School, a new international kindergarten and primary school, so pupils can develop friendships with their typical peers and be part of a larger school community.
$25,300 per month
The Nesbitt Centre (formerly known as The Hong Kong Vocational Centre)
Sai Ying Pun
LG/F, Sai Ying Pun Community Complex, 2 High Street, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong
Tel 2813 4550, Fax 2813 4536
info@nesbittcentre.org.hk
www.nesbittcentre.org.hk
English-speaking service for post-16 young adults with learning disabilities. Originally inspired by a parent and established in 1993. Aims to help people become independent by providing diversified learning opportunities and vocational skills. Students are encouraged to participate in supported work opportunities within the community. Special needs include autism, cerebral palsy, dyspraxia and Down Syndrome, among others. Subvented by the Social Welfare Dept, means-tested fees. Residential and respite opportunities are also available.
$6,360 per month
Rainbow Project
Stubbs Rd and Tung Chung
Correspondence address:
G/F, Yuen Fai Court, 10 Sai Yuen Lane, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong
Tel 2537 0114, Fax 2537 0254, rainbow@rainbowproject.org www.rainbowproject.org
A programme started by the Rainbow Project charity to provide specialist education for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and, where possible, to give them a bridge into mainstream schooling. A multidisciplinary approach is taken with individualised programmes developed for each child. There are seven places available for pupils aged 3 - 6 years and aged 5-11 years in the project's classrooms at Tung Chung and Stubbs Road respectively. Although there is a waiting list for places, Rainbow is hoping to open another primary-level classroom and a new class for secondary students soon. In addition to regular classes, Rainbow offers a summer playgroup. Project members are involved in community work outside the classroom to promote an understanding of autism. They offer regular training sessions for parents of autistic children and their helpers. Rainbow has also opened an Autism Resource Centre in Sai Ying Pun offering speech and occupational therapies and other related services.
$8,000 per month for pre-school; $10,540 per month for primary
Springboard Project
Pokfulam
2/A 122 Pokfulam Rd, Pokfulam
Tel 2813 4508 info@springboardhk.org
www.springboardhk.org
A charity founded in 1994, Springboard Project operates classes hosted at the Korean International School for children and young people with mild to moderate special educational needs including autism, down's syndrome and global developmental delays. It runs a primary and a middle school class from 5-15 years. The Horizons programme is provided for students from 16-21 years and held at Springboard's Pokfulam centre. This is a community-based programme with a focus on practical academics and life skills designed to prepare students to be contributing family and community members.
Annual: Primary class: $72,500 plus supplement of $48,000; Middle class: $79,500 plus supplement of $50,500; Horizons: $133,000 (2007-08)
Watchdog Early Learning and Development Centre
Mid-Levels
12 Borrett Rd, G/F, East Wing, Mid-Levels
Tel 2521 7364
info@watchdog.org.hk
www.watchdog.org.hk
Long-established subvented centre providing intensive preschool services for special needs children up to 6 years. There are 70 places. Caters for children with cerebral palsy, Down Syndrome, global developmental delays, learning difficulties, and autism spectrum disorders, and where possible prepares them for entry to the regular school system. Separate programmes for Cantonese and non-Cantonese speaking children and parents. Private programmes available on Saturdays include piano and yoga, speech and music therapy.
$550 per month for the weekday, government subsidised programme; Separate fees are charged for private Saturday sessions



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