What We Do

【A shy boy】

Long was a shy boy who always played alone and lacked social interactions with others. Our therapist intentionally gave Long’s snacks to another boy for safekeeping so as to create an opportunity for Long to ask that boy for getting back his snacks. At the beginning of the training, Long just glanced at that boy, then stood there and smiled, or swung his body without saying anything. After repeated practices, Long was finally able to ask the boy to get his snacks back, and even actively invited him to play together. They have gradually built a close friendship.

Long was invited to present his experience in receiving ABA services with Autism Partnership Foundation (operating in Hong Kong) (APF, HK). Long is a past beneficiary of APF, HK.

【My favourite toy car】

One day, our therapist asked a colleague to take away a toy car from Ming’s hand. He immediately lost his temper and wanted to grab it back, but the colleague held the toy car tightly, so Ming hit her and said, “I hate you!” His therapist explained that Ming threw tantrums whenever his favourite toys were taken away, so he was teaching Ming to keep calm. Approaching the end of the training, Ming’s therapist asked the colleague to take away Ming’s toy car again. He was able to handle it calmly this time, looked at the person and said, “Can you return the toy car to me?” But the colleague insisted to play his car, Ming therefore asked for his therapist’s help. What an amazing progress!

Ming was invited to present his experience in receiving ABA services with Autism Partnership Foundation (operating in Hong Kong) (APF, HK). Ming is a past beneficiary of APF, HK.

【Concept of time】

The concept of time is important to children’s learning and self-care. Chung was 4 years old and struggled with the concept of time. Our therapist taught him about the concepts of hours and minutes by using an analog clock. Chung gradually learnt about the hour hand and the minute hand on a clock and was able to tell the time accordingly. The therapist also taught Chung to read a calendar to build the concepts of yesterday, today, tomorrow and days of the week.

Chung was invited to present his perspective as an educational opportunity for addressing the awareness of ASD and the importance of early-intervention. Chung is a current beneficiary at Autism Partnership Foundation (operating in Hong Kong).

【The first separation with mother】

Children often have a hard time separating with their mothers. When Fai first came to APF for training, the first time he was separated from his mother, he cried non-stop for the first whole week. At that time, he could not say a word, nor was he able to follow instructions and imitate actions. Our therapist has gradually built a relationship with Fai. By the second week, Fai has already adapted and would rush to the playground to play once stepping in the centre. He has also learnt to follow some basic instructions and actions after the one-month training.

Fai was invited to present his experience in receiving ABA services with Autism Partnership Foundation (operating in Hong Kong) (APF, HK). Fai is a past beneficiary of APF, HK.

“I’m flexible!”

Lok Hin was a bit rigid. He often threw tantrums when he was asked to clean up his toys or saw other children playing the toys he had just played with. One day, Lok Hin was covering his ears with his hands and shouting, “Don’t go to the washroom!” Lok Hin’s therapist found that Lok Hin was scared of the toilet flushing sounds, so he started a programme to help Lok Hin adapt to that sound. After the training, Lok Hin has become more flexible. He has been able to follow the therapist to go to the washroom and stay calm while flushing the toilet.

Lok Hin was invited to present his experience in receiving ABA services with Autism Partnership Foundation (operating in Hong Kong) (APF, HK). Lok Hin is a past beneficiary of APF, HK.

“You walked nicely!”

Hailey was practising walking in the corridor one day and her therapist praised her, “You walked nicely!” 3-year-old Hailey used to walk on tiptoes. Hailey’s mother was worried about her very much, so our therapist practised walking with her. The therapist first taught Hailey to stand with her heels down, and then held her hand and walked together. After some practices, the therapist challenged Hailey by walking side by side with her, but without holding her hand. Hailey was also able to walk with her heels touching the ground!

Hailey was invited to present his experience in receiving ABA services with Autism Partnership Foundation (operating in Hong Kong) (APF, HK). Hailey is a past beneficiary of APF, HK.