Inspiration
"Twenty years ago I started working with Mathew*, a five year old with autism. He was about to start school, but could not sit with other children at story time because he felt crowded in and was too anxious. Mathew did not know what to say to other children or how they felt, and would get frustrated and angry as a result and run out of the classroom. Over time I have worked with Mathew, his family and school to develop his emotion skills. I saw Mathew in early 2020 for our annual review. Mathew is now a 25 year old man. He is about to graduate from postgraduate studies at university, has a full-time job in finance, and has his first girlfriend." - Dr Michelle Wong
* name changed for anonymity