The National Early Childhood Intervention Council (NECIC) refers to a news portal that highlighted the lack of early intervention services to cater to the increasing number of children with autism in Malaysia. We can only build so many autism-friendly early intervention centres, and the waiting list will be long. The skills and knowledge in inclusive early childhood education should be imparted to the early childhood caregivers at their settings. Currently, intervention plans are mostly developed by early childhood intervention therapists. Datuk Dr Amar-SinghAdviser, National Early Childhood Intervention CouncilDr Wong Woan YiingPresident, National Early Childhood Intervention Council; consultant paediatricianProf Dr Toh Teck HockVice-president, National Early Childhood Intervention Council; consultant paediatricianNg Lai ThinProject officer, National Early Childhood Intervention Council

Source: New Strait Times October 11, 2019 15:33 UTC