We all have special needs with lactose intolerance I can have no milk in my coffee; with mysophobia you find a dusty office unbearable; people suffering from severe hay fever find fragrances repellent……Better understanding springs more tolerance which leads our way to a happier and fairer inclusive society.

Some parents compare the diagnosis of SEN for their children to being thrusted a bomb unprepared – no one can explain why or tell them how to go on. They can only hold onto the bomb with surreal calmness and keep waiting… Besides weary waiting, what else can parents, the comrades-in-arms of their children, do to cheer their families on after such a gruelling start?

Growing up is an arduous adventure, but the journey is clouded by even more uncertainties after diagnosis of SEN – new faces yet to be acquainted with, new titles that sound confusing…how is a special education preschool teacher different from a regular teacher? Why does the speech therapist keep playing toys with my child? What does a child need occupational therapist for? When should we consult an educational psychologist...?

They are indeed guardian angels who support families with SEN children. Let's have a better idea on how they help.

Embracing the little sweetie after an arduous nine-month journey of pregnancy, mom and dad just wish he could grow up healthy and happy. The reminder of "slightly different" from school teacher or nurse at health centre, however, rains on the parade and chills them to the core – "What is going on with my child?"