What this ONLINE SUPPORT is about: For caregivers to (1) recognise that raising their autistic loved ones can be a JOYFUL experience and (2) learn HOW to do so through the EpiEco caregiving model. It is a long-term, empathetic, and respectful caregiving approach focused on treating the EMOTIONAL WELLNESS of your autistic loved ones as the EPICENTER of the ECOSYSTEM of caregivers. EMOTIONAL WELLNESS means: safety, joy, love, and a sense of belonging, not increased ability to t

FREE TARGETED ONLINE SUPPORT FOR CAREGIVERS OF AUTISTIC LOVED ONES (June–End July 2026, Limited Spots) . Are you or someone you know experiencing caregiving challenges in supporting your autistic loved ones? Do you or someone you know want to establish a meaningful relationship with your autistic loved ones, based on care, respect, and understanding of their uniqueness? Then this free online support (June-End-July) from A Mother’s Wish (www.amotherswish.com.sg), may be fo

FREE TARGETED ONLINE SUPPORT FOR CAREGIVERS OF AUTISTIC LOVED ONES (June–End July 2026, Limited Spots) . Are you or someone you know experiencing caregiving challenges in supporting your autistic loved ones? Do you or someone you know want to establish a meaningful relationship with your autistic loved ones, based on care, respect, and understanding of their uniqueness? Then this free online support (June-End-July) from A Mother’s Wish (www.amotherswish.com.sg), may be fo

At the Asia-Pacific Autism Conference 2025 in Perth, Australia (#APAC2025), I sought to be my profoundly autistic son's voice in highlighting the need to respect his profound neurodivergence. This includes recognizing that his nonverbal communication is his native language — expressing his emotions with his body, rather than his words. This expression is integral to his nature. We need to level our communication playing field to connect with them authentically and help allev

As a parent living away from Sebastien my non-verbal autistic son, I keep a pulse on his life from a distance through...

Amidst a wonderful holiday, Sebastien, my autistic son, smacked my face and head so hard and so fast 3–4 times that I never saw it coming.

That’s why we developed EpiEco (Autistic Individual as the EPIcenter of the ECOsystem) -- an approach that is responsive to autistic persons

Autism and anxiety — Finding reprieve in water and nature

by Choo Kah Ying Sebastien at Canggu, Bali, June 2023 There Sebastien was, standing tall and strong in the water, as he beheld the...

by Choo Kah Ying What will happen to my autistic son when I am gone? Back in 2014, I created A Mother's Wish in an endeavor to create a...