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Singapore and Autism Spectrum Disorder

Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders

Singapore is a young island city-state in Southeast Asia with a diverse population of approximately 5.4 million (Singapore Department of Statistics 2013). Ethnic Chinese constitute approximately 76 % of the residents, followed by ethnic Malays (13.6 %), Indians (9.4 %), and others (3.4 %). Its relatively brief history as an independent state has been characterized by considerable economical and capital growth, four official languages (English, Mandarin, Malay, and Tamil; English is the official language of business, administration, and school instruction), an internationally strong and competitive educational system, as well as governmental and community visions of Singapore as an inclusive society (Lee 2004). It is within this context that this paper seeks to present and summarize the history and current development of services, education, and other initiatives for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families.

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  1. Department of Psychology, National University of Singapore, AS4 02-24, 9 Arts Link, 117570, Singapore, Singapore

    Iliana Magiati

  2. Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health, Buangkok Green Medical Park, 10 Buangkok View, 539747, Singapore, Singapore

    Sung Min & Daniel Fung

  3. Education Services Division, Ministry of Education, 51 Grange Road Blk 1, Level 3, 249564, Singapore, Singapore

    Sharifah Mariam Aljunied

  4. Autism Association Singapore, Pathlight School and Eden School, Autism Resource Centre, 5, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10, 569739, Singapore, Singapore

    Denise Phua

  5. Autism Resource Centre, 5, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10, 569739, Singapore, Singapore

    Chee Meng Lam & Stephenie Koon Miang Khoo

  6. Department of Child Development, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, 100 Bukit Timah Road, 229899, Singapore, Singapore

    Sok Bee Lim

  7. Early Childhood and Special Needs Education, National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University, 1 Nanyang Walk, 637616, Singapore, Singapore

    Kenneth K. Poon

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Magiati, I. et al. (2015). Singapore and Autism Spectrum Disorder. In: Volkmar, F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_102038-1

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