08/10/2026
On this months episode of wholesome Saturdays, we conducted our monthly support group for Young Persons with Disabilities and their Caregivers at Lakmahal Community Library ( we love the new installation of a ramp making this support group accesible to all with dignity ).
This community support group program runs two parallel sessions across a year — one for the Youth with Disabilities and one separate for caregivers — in adjacent, accessible spaces. The youth support group has 3 tracks (Foundations / Building / Stretch) so that every Child regardless of verbal ability or mobility can take part meaningfully across the programme.
Last Saturdays centred on understanding and labelling their emotions through a whole lot of clay and play. We created an illustrated emotions booklet in all three langauges and adapted the session to each track's needs. We explored emotions through drawings, stories, animated conversations and discussions that had staunch opinions, lot of giggles and even unprompted apologies.
The programe covers five core components across the year: Social-Emotional Learning, Executive Functioning & Work Readiness, Communication & Social Interaction, Motor Skills, and Public Behaviour & Leisure Skills — alongside dedicated special sessions for gross motor skills (a community park outing with
paralympians), music and art therapy and a medical & legal support camp. We also engage with experts like occupational therapists, speech therapists, physio
therapists, Child specialists, neurologists and other experts to curate the sessions and provide referrals for longer term support.
If you want to support us or even volunteer on the day please reach out to us via our DMs or email us at [email protected]
These programmes are not possible without the amazing team on the ground our Yellowdot psychologists, counsellors , facilitators, expert and volunteers.
A shout out to who partnered up with us last month to help us continue this programme on the ground.
