香港需要自閉症學校

smith

香港需要自閉症學校

香港政府分別為失明和聾啞學童設立了專門的資助特殊學校，但現時仍沒有一所專為自閉症學童而設的資助特殊學校。

年滿六歲的自閉症學童，他們只能選擇主流小學或一般的特殊學校，與其他有不同特殊需要的學童一同學習。然而，自閉症學童的行為問題和特別的學習模式，與其他特殊小孩有很大的分別，我們不能將自閉症學童與其他特殊學童放在同一的學習環境；另一方面，並非所有的自閉症學童都能融入主流小學。據我所知，部分小學老師也坦承沒有充足的訓練，而且政府對主流小學的老師也欠缺支援，教他們如何處理自閉症學童的問題。更甚的是，主流小學的老師本身的工作沉重，根本沒有額外的時間幫助班上的自閉症學童。本人認為，香港急需設立一所自閉症的資助小學，讓未能適應主流小學的自閉症學童就讀。

在新加坡，政府在二零零四年設立了第一所自閉症學校“Pathlight School”，平均師生比例為每班二對八, 不但提供主流小學的課程，同時亦加上社交訓練, 行為情緒治療和生活技能的訓練。他們明白，對於部分自閉症學童來說，設立專門的自閉症學校是較為有效的。在廣東省，省政府已於二零零九年四月在廣州設立第一所自閉症小學，學額供不應求。在香港，目前只有一個私人機構開設了一所自閉症小學，而每月學費需港幣一萬七千元，試問大部分的家庭如何付擔如何高昂的學費。

我們希望香港政府能與新加坡或廣東省政府一樣，採取積極的行動。不但分配足夠的資源,
提高師生比例 (註:
現時香港輕度特殊學校的師生比例為 1對15, 遠遠落後於新加坡), 尊重自閉症學童特別的學習模式, 為他們設立自閉症專門學校,以徹底和專門的治療教育計劃，讓自閉症學童能較有效地學習和掌握全面的生活技巧。這樣不但能幫助自閉症學童，令他們可提升生活技能，加強獨立自主的能力，同時也能減輕日後他們對社會造成的負擔。

我曾在二零零七年向香港政府教育局提議，在香港設立一所自閉症學校，但他們似乎仍不願意正視設立這類學校的逼切需要。

一位自閉症學童的父親

HSI

For your information, there are actually 2 non-government funded schools for Autistic children:
1) Autisim Partnership School (located in North Point)
2) The Children Institute (located in Kennedy Town and is a sister school of The Harbour School)

Since there's no government subvention, the school fees are costly but the specialists there are both very good and professional.

原帖由 smith 於 10-1-18 22:44 發表
香港需要自閉症學校

香港政府分別為失明和聾啞學童設立了專門的資助特殊學校，但現時仍沒有一所專為自閉症學童而設的資助特殊學校。

年滿六歲的自閉症學童，他們只能選擇主流小學或一般的特殊學校，與其他有不同特殊需 ...

DaisyDaisy

why do not send your suggestion to Financial Secretary who is now inviting the public to give views on the Budget?

email: [email protected]
webpage: http://www.budget.gov.hk/2010/chi/speech.html

babyland

我支持你的建議及想法，所以，已將你所說的電郵了給財爺。

smith

Thanks for your supporting to my view.

In years 2007 and 2009, as a parent with an autistic kid, I explained to HK Government Education Bureau why Hong Kong needs to establish an autism-focued public primary school. But, they just igorned my suggestion/rationale.

Within years 2007 to 2009, HK Government mainly concentrated their public funding for the mainland students studying in HK universities and the noble schools.
(example no.1. 特區政府有意設十億元「香港特別行政區政府獎學基金」，吸引內地及海外優秀大學生來港進修- refer to 02/02/2008[太陽報)
(example no.2 ...教育局昨公布將4幅位於九龍及新界的全新土地，分配予4個辦學團體(e.g.英國老牌名校"哈羅公學"Harrow School) 興建國際學校...- see 7/8/09 AM730 Newspaper).

On the contrary, HK Government aimed at cutting public funding for the disabled students in HK. For example, they will not do sensory disorder (or OT) assessment for the autistic kids in the pre-primary school assessment. An occupational therapist told HK government can avoid paying money for OT treatment for the autistic kids if this assessment excludes sensory discorder part.

Even for the autistic students stuying in mainstream primary schools, Education Bureau seems not allocating sufficient funding to support the autistic kids properly.  HK Government Department of Health (D of H) usually recommends to Education Bureau to provide the following support services to autistic kids in the mainstream school.
1. Intensive remedial services
2. Intensive behaviour support at school
3. Intensive speech therapy.

But, if you ask any parents with A-kids in mainstream primary schools, they almost never experienced the above recommendation (by D of H) be fully implemented by Education Bureau.


SMITH

原帖由 babyland 於 10-1-24 21:34 發表
我支持你的建議及想法，所以，已將你所說的電郵了給財爺。

appleton

Smith,
What do you suggest we can do to support your notion?
Should we join a group to show government how long the queue is for early intervention and so many unprofessional nurse and Dr in DH that are denying the signs & symptoms of autistic or delay baby or children.
Let us know...

weiwai

support you smith!!


p.s. do u remember me?

elfho

I think what we could do to support Smith is to send his passage through email to FS and Secretary for Education and Manpower.

I have just done so.

[ 本帖最後由 elfho 於 10-2-3 14:18 編輯 ]

appleton

Everyone please do so.
The email address: [email protected]

babytszkin

smith

Dear all,

Thanks for your support.

"時代論壇"已刊登了我這篇文章.

http://christiantimes.org.hk/Common/Reader/News/ShowNews.jsp?Nid=57960&Pid=6&Version=0&Cid=150&Charset=big5_hkscs

As a parent, all I want is to fight for a reasonable educational opportunity for autistic kids.

I've also emailed the request to Financial Secretary as well.


SMITH

kmwun

個人意見，籌備自閉症學校並不簡單，學額亦唔可能足夠所有有需要的小朋友，部份學童如果跨區上學，無論金錢或時間上亦有一定的困難。但加強主流學校的支援及培訓是可以比較快見到成效，或者是抒援學校/老師的壓力。另外讓大眾多點認識我們的小朋友，知道怎樣與他們相處絕對係雙嬴的後果。

早前仔仔到同學家做小組的習作，之後有一天我收到小組的其中一位同學媽咪來電，她跟我說仔仔很可愛，也有他的長處。我想她之前已經一定聽聞過我仔仔不少的事跡，但見過真人實物之後，我想她有所改觀，真的感謝她的來電。所以我覺得對大眾的教育不可少，對老師的支援更必不可少，我一直也有對老師說一個超人打三十多隻怪獸已經不容易，再加上我的怪獸王，他們的壓力可真的不少，當然我也收過老師不少的投訴，他們真的需要知道多一點。

evonpig

Dear All,
  I have sent that suggestion to the FS last year.