Infinity Star Academy: A Storybook on Integrated Education
| Title | Infinity Star Academy: A Storybook on Integrated Education |
| Organization | Heep Hong Society |
| Resource Type | Story Book |
| Target Audience | Teacher, Public |
| Language | Chinese |
| Description | As more and more children with special needs return to mainstream schools, students have more chances to interact with their peers with special needs at mainstream schools. However, do they truly understand and accept their ‘special’ schoolmates? Infinity Star Academy: A Storybook on Integrated Education is a picture book designed for normal primary school children and their parents. It tells a riveting story against a backdrop of an imaginary quasi-school environment in simple language and with colourful pictures. Guided by an educational psychologist and a social worker, children are encouraged to reflect on their own behavior and attitude from the perspective of an outsider, and gain a better understanding of dyslexia, autism and attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder. The storybook also offers tips to parents and teachers on cultivating empathy in their children, helping them develop healthy interpersonal relationships, and accept their classmates who are differently abled, with an effort to create a harmonious school environment. Siu Lam, the protagonist, has recently moved to the Infinity Star. At his new school, Infinity Academy, every child is endowed with a special talent. With help from teachers and classmates, everyone can develop his or her potential. However, not everyone fits in at school. Taro is often socially isolated and teased. On a camping trip, a terrifying incident happens – Taro has gone missing! Where has he gone? How do the children at the Infinity Star Academy find him? What changes do they go through after this experience? If you want to know the rest of the story, why don’t you begin this adventure on ‘Infinity Star’ now? The publication was sponsored by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust. |
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Story Book: Making Friends with Autistic Peers
| Title | Story Book: Making Friends with Autistic Peers |
| Organization | Heep Hong Society |
| Resource Type | Story Book |
| Target Audience | Teacher, Public |
| Language | Chinese |
| Description | Understanding, acceptance and support by teachers and fellow students are essential for the successful integration of autistic children into ordinary schools. With this in mind, Making Friends with Autistic Peers was published to enable students in ordinary schools to have a deeper understanding of the traits and behavioral characteristics of their autistic peers in the hope that students could make friends with each other and study together under a harmonious learning environment. The book was sponsored by the Keswick Foundation, and will be distributed free to participants in relevant seminars. |
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Workplace Stories of Autistic Youths
| Title | Story Book: Workplace Stories of Autistic Youths |
| Organization | Heep Hong Society |
| Resource Type | Case Sharing |
| Target Audience | Public |
| Language | Chinese |
| Description | Just like their normal peers, autistic youths are keen to earn their living and lead an independent life. Nevertheless, owing to the absence of general understanding and acceptance of their unique mode of communication, they are confronted with great challenges of standing on their own feet. To deepen the public understanding of autistic youths and equip the latter with job skills, the ‘Pre-job Training for Autistic Youths’ projecthas been held by Heep Hong Society in partnership with MSIG Insurance (Hong Kong) Limited since 2008 to provide the youths with training and internship opportunities. Workplace Stories of Autistic Youths is a collection of workplace stories shared by the participants to deepen public understating of their characteristics, strengths and needs. Employers are welcome to contact the Hoi Fu Centre of the Society at 2777 5588 for free copies of the booklet. |
The Autistic Youth Pre-job Training Project – Self-learning CD-ROM
| Title | The Autistic Youth Pre-job Training Project – Self-learning CD-ROM |
| Organization | Heep Hong Society |
| Resource Type | Learning Tools |
| Target Audience | Parents, Public |
| Language | Chinese |
| Description | To help teenagers with autism find employment, Heep Hong Society has produced “The Autistic Youth Pre-job Training Project – Self-learning CD-ROM”, which throws light on job-related problems often encountered by autistic people, such as interview skills, workplace demeanor, problem-solving skills, and financial management. Depicting how autistic people react in certain scenarios and sharing coping strategies offered by professionals, the CD-ROM is set to gird autistic youth up for employment. Sharing from parents, employers and autistic peers was also included to provide viewers with a wider perspective on autistic people. Under the Autistic Youth Pre-job Training Project, Heep Hong Society, in collaboration with MSIG Insurance (Hong Kong) Ltd., also published a booklet entitled “A Job Opportunity for Autistic Youth” to highlight the traits and qualities of autistic people especially their capability on working in order to let employers have a better understanding of their strengths. For free copies of both the self-learning CD-ROM and booklet, please contact Hoi Fu Centre at 2777 5588. |
Rainbow in Heart: Children’s Paintings
| Title | Rainbow in Heart: Children’s Paintings |
| Organization | Heep Hong Society |
| Resource Type | Art Book |
| Target Audience | Public |
| Language | Chinese |
| Description | With an aim to provide children of different abilities with the chances to paint for pleasure, painting classes were organised by the Jockey Club Parents Resource Centre of Heep Hong in 1998 for those children, whose artworks were subsequently compiled into a book entitled Rainbow in Heart: Children’s Paintings, signifying that through painting, those children shared with us their colours of life. Throughout the book, readers could experience the vitality and creativity of children injected into their water-colour paintings, pastel drawing, colour-pencil drawings, Chinese ink paintings, and finger paintings. |
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The Fathers’ World
| Title | The Fathers’ World |
| Organization | Heep Hong Society |
| Resource Type | Case Sharing |
| Target Audience | Parents |
| Language | Chinese |
| Description | While most fathers of children with special needs respond in silence in the face of family problems and find themselves under tremendous stress as a result of that, over ten members of the Fathers’ Club shared their views on the way to become a blissful and responsible father. The book is concisely written for fathers or any readers who are interested in the thoughts of fathers. |
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Introductory Guide to Relationship Development Intervention Program (RDI®)
| Title | Introductory Guide to Relationship Development Intervention Program (RDI®) |
| Organization | Heep Hong Society |
| Resource Type | Guidebook |
| Target Audience | Parents |
| Language | Chinese |
| Description | According to the RDI® model, autistic children are not able to adjust their own behavior to cope with the changing environment and share feelings and opinions with other people in the absence of Dynamic Intelligence. The RDI® Program is a parent-led training approach to enhance the Dynamic Intelligence of autistic children step by step, thereby improving the quality of life of the children and their families. This introductory guide serves to help parents better understand the approach. |
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Applying the TEACCH Approach for Autistic Children: Parents’ Manual
| Title | Applying the TEACCH Approach for Autistic Children: Parents’ Manual |
| Organization | Heep Hong Society |
| Resource Type | Manual |
| Target Audience | Parents |
| Language | Chinese |
| Description | TEACCH, a systematic and comprehensive assessment and training tool designed for children with autism, has been a prime example of similar courses devised by institutions around the globe. The training package was first brought in by Heep Hong Society in 1997, and then specially adapted for use by parents in an effort to help them to capture the essence and proper application of TEACCH. |
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Support for Parents of Autistic Children – Activity Manual for School (with CD-ROM)
| Title | Support for Parents of Autistic Children – Activity Manual for School (with CD-ROM) |
| Organization | Heep Hong Society |
| Resource Type | Manual |
| Target Audience | Teachers, Parents, Professionals |
| Language | Chinese |
| Description | Parents of autistic children are very concerned about their children’s learning performance and behaviors. They go an extra mile to provide training opportunities for their children. If their children’s performances fail to live up to their expectation, they lay the blame on themselves and become anxious. In an effort to help parents tackling daily challenges in a positive manner, the book, complemented by a CD-ROM, was compiled by our psychologist and social worker on the basis of Positive Psychology to share our experience in supporting parents with fellow professionals. The book was sponsored by the Quality Education Fund. |
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Peer Support for Autistic Children – Activity Manual
| Title | Peer Support for Autistic Children – Activity Manual |
| Organization | Heep Hong Society |
| Resource Type | Manual |
| Target Audience | Teachers, Professionals |
| Language | Chinese |
| Description | This is an elementary guide for social workers and counseling teachers about group activities planning and games information. The guide could help facilitating the integration of autistic children into ordinary schools and fostering an inclusive culture in schools. The book was sponsored by the Quality Education Fund. |
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