Bukit Aman to redraw SOP on handling autistic suspects | Malay Mail
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 — Mindful of changes in society, the police are drafting a new standard operating procedure (SOP) to handle criminal suspects with autism. Among the current practices under review are the use of handcuffs for autistic suspects and consideration for them to be accompanied by...
Give special needs students equal opportunities, Teo urges schools
PUCHONG: Schools are encouraged to take their own initiative to help students with special needs.
Deputy Education Minister Teo Nie Ching said the move is in line with the ministry’s Zero Reject Policy to ensure that no special needs students are turned away from schools.
Deputy Education Minister Teo Nie Ching said the move is in line with the ministry’s Zero Reject Policy to ensure that no special needs students are turned away from schools.

Government to consider autism sub-categories in OKU card | Malay Mail
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — The Welfare Department (JKM) will consider parents’ requests to create autism sub-categories in the Disabled People’s (OKU) card to enable them to access more specific services. Women, Family and Community Development Deputy Minister Hannah Yeoh said it was one of the...

Intervensi awal bantu kanak-kanak autisme
MELAKA: Program intervensi awal pendidikan kepada kanak-kanak autisme mampu menghindar mereka daripada menjadi individu bermasalah pada masa depan, selain menyumbang kepada pembangunan negara, kata Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
Perdana Menteri berkata, ini kerana intervensi awal seperti dilakukan PERMATA Kurnia dapat menyerlahkan kebolehan luar biasa kanak-kanak berkenaan.
Perdana Menteri berkata, ini kerana intervensi awal seperti dilakukan PERMATA Kurnia dapat menyerlahkan kebolehan luar biasa kanak-kanak berkenaan.

Karnival Semarak Autism rai anak istimewa
CHERAS: Kira-kira 2,000 anak autism bersama keluarga mereka diraikan dalam Karnival Semarak Autism 2018 yang berlangsung di Pusat Konvensyen CIDB, di sini, hari ini.
Karnival kali kedua anjuran PERMATA dan PERMATA Kurnia itu dirasmikan Penaung PERMATA, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor dengan turut dihadiri Pengarah Pusat PERMATA Kurnia, Prof Madya Dr Hasnah Toran.
Karnival kali kedua anjuran PERMATA dan PERMATA Kurnia itu dirasmikan Penaung PERMATA, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor dengan turut dihadiri Pengarah Pusat PERMATA Kurnia, Prof Madya Dr Hasnah Toran.

Malacca to have Permata Kurnia Centre for southern zone
Posted on 1 March 2018 - 03:19pm
Malacca will be the location for the Permata Kurnia Centre for the southern zone that will serve Malacca, Negri Sembilan and Johor.
The Federal Land Commissioner and the Melaka Islamic Affairs Council (MAIM) signed a lease agreement here today on the development of the project.
Malacca will be the location for the Permata Kurnia Centre for the southern zone that will serve Malacca, Negri Sembilan and Johor.
The Federal Land Commissioner and the Melaka Islamic Affairs Council (MAIM) signed a lease agreement here today on the development of the project.

Najib buat kejutan di Karnival Semarak Autism
KUALA LUMPUR: Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Razak membuat kejutan apabila hadir di Karnival Semarak Autism di Pusat Konvensyen CIDB, dekat Cheras, di sini, sebentar tadi.
Beliau yang hadir pada jam 12.20 tengah hari meluangkan masa beramah mesra dengan kanak-kanak autism dan ibu bapa mereka.
Beliau yang hadir pada jam 12.20 tengah hari meluangkan masa beramah mesra dengan kanak-kanak autism dan ibu bapa mereka.

Rosmah attends Blue Kids' Fun Zone programme for autism kids
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister's wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor today attended the Blue Kids’ Fun Zone (BKFZ) programme in support of effort to change the people's stigma against autistic children.
Rosmah, who is also Permata programme patron, said BKFZ can serve as a place for children with autism and their families to integrate with normal people and not feel isolated from society.
Rosmah, who is also Permata programme patron, said BKFZ can serve as a place for children with autism and their families to integrate with normal people and not feel isolated from society.

PM rasmi pusat pendidikan awal kanak-kanak autisme
KUALA LUMPUR: Perdana Menteri hari ini merasmikan Pusat Permata Kurnia, satu-satunya pusat pendidikan awal untuk kanak-kanak autisme di negara ini.
Pusat itu seluas 1.04 hektar di Jalan Sentul dibina dengan kos RM28 juta, bakal menempatkan sehingga 300 kanak-kanak autisme yang berumur dari empat hingga tujuh tahun.
Pusat itu seluas 1.04 hektar di Jalan Sentul dibina dengan kos RM28 juta, bakal menempatkan sehingga 300 kanak-kanak autisme yang berumur dari empat hingga tujuh tahun.

Permata Kurnia soldiers on for children with autism
KUALA LUMPUR – September, 2017: When her first born was diagnosed with autism, Nory Heizel Mohd. Fakharuddin was devastated. Understandably so.
Worse, at three years old, her daughter whose name she did not want to reveal, would’t even talk to anyone, including her.
Worse, at three years old, her daughter whose name she did not want to reveal, would’t even talk to anyone, including her.

Autism speaks
WHEN children throw tantrums, refuse to share or cooperate with others, seem oblivious to their surroundings, are unable to sit still and focus, and do not give appropriate responses, many are quick to judge their actions as misbehaviour.
But these actions - or inaction, depending on the situation - could be symptoms of a more serious problem: autism.
But these actions - or inaction, depending on the situation - could be symptoms of a more serious problem: autism.

Malaysia anjur seminar antarabangsa Autisme pada 22 dan 23 April ini
KUALA LUMPUR - Buat julung kali Malaysia akan menganjurkan seminar antarabangsa mengenai autisme, dijadualkan pada 22 dan 23 April ini di Pusat Konvensyen Antarabangsa Putrajaya (PICC).
Isteri Perdana Menteri, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor berkata, seminar itu antara lain bertujuan membangkitkan kesedaran masyarakat dan berkongsi pandangan dalam pendidikan kanak-kanak autisme di seluruh negara.
Isteri Perdana Menteri, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor berkata, seminar itu antara lain bertujuan membangkitkan kesedaran masyarakat dan berkongsi pandangan dalam pendidikan kanak-kanak autisme di seluruh negara.

Calon autisme catat kejayaan cemerlang
Kuala Lumpur: Status sebagai orang kurang upaya (OKU) tidak menghalang seorang calon autisme Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) 2014 Farah Raihanah Atan, 19, untuk mencatat kejayaan cemerlang dalam peperiksaan itu apabila berjaya mencapai Purata Nilai Gred Keseluruhan (PNGK) 3.50 selepas keputusan itu diumumkan semalam.