A Mother's Wish

06/05/2026

https://www.amotherswish.com.sg/single-post/free-online-caregiving-coaching-autistic-loved-ones

Transform Your Connection with Your Autistic Loved Ones: Free One-on-One Caregiver Coaching (Online, June to End-July, 2026, 6 spots left)

What this ONLINE SUPPORT by KAH YING is all 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.

What EpiEco is all about: 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.

What EMOTIONAL WELLNESS means: safety, joy, love, and a sense of belonging — the same for the autistic person and for all of us.

What it is NOT (clarification after speaking to some caregivers): Increased ability to tolerate our sensorily overwhelming environment at their own detriment (which can lead to unhappiness and meltdowns).

This is why with EpiEco, we focus on training caregivers on HOW to
INTERACT WITH (NOT CONTROL) their autistic loved ones with RESPECT, CARE, and JOY.

Before we can look to the OUTSIDE WORLD to embrace our autistic loved ones, we must be willing to CHANGE OURSELVES!

Contact [email protected] to apply!

23/04/2026

https://www.amotherswish.com.sg/home/autism-art-legacy

Though he is profoundly autistic, Sebastien, with his artistic talent, has an empowering mission. Through his autism art legacy, he can educate others (no profoundly autistic individuals are NOT crazy), empower (give him the dignity of work true to his being), and sustain his sanctuary (in a supportive environment). Buy a painting or a digital version. Learn more about the mission through a 1-on-1 online session: we would love to share insights, photos, and videos of Sebastien’s sanctuary.

jean.sebastienchoo (Instagram)

27/03/2026

https://www.amotherswish.com.sg/single-post/profound-autism-art-mission

The PROFOUND AUTISM ART MISSION is about changing the public's perspective of profoundly autistic people like Sebastien, my son. No, he is not crazy or weird. He is a one-of-a-kind human being who creates beauty. You don’t have to buy a painting to support this mission. For eg., you can support Sebastien by purchasing affordable, one-of-a-kind digital art featuring inspiring messages and close-ups of his acrylic art: landscape, portrait, and triptych. Let’s change minds together and make the world a better place for the vulnerable! THANK YOU!

The Profound Autism Art Mission is changing the public's perspective of profoundly autistic people like Sebastien, my profoundly autistic son. No, he is not crazy or weird. He is a one-of-a-kind human being who creates beauty: https://www.amotherswish.com.sg/autism-art-legacy

17/01/2026

Someone once commented to me that my profoundly autistic son's paintings are not art because he does not seek to create art or beauty with intent. What he does is bare his soul on the canvas without caring about what it looks like to the outside world.

So is it still art? What do you think?

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTnj8JfjXCR/?igsh=ODVpYWRiY2c0M2F1&wa_logging_event=video_play_open

27/11/2025

https://www.amotherswish.com.sg/single-post/speaking-up-for-profoundly-autistic-individuals-like-my-son-at-apac2025-autism-meltdowns
(More Photos and Videos in Link)

Speaking Up for Profoundly Autistic Individuals Like My Son at APAC2025 — Autism Meltdowns Are Not Inevitable!

The Asia-Pacific Autism Conference 2025 boasted an international audience including autistic individuals (who can speak). Yet there was a group whose voices were conspicuously missing — profoundly autistic individuals. In this vacuum, the prevalent representation about them — their need for extensive support, their lack of functional speech, and behavioural challenges — tended to be bleak.

However, with my presentation at APAC2025 of a "loving response" to a nonverbal autism meltdown, I turned this perception upside down. Instead of lamenting about Sebastien's meltdown, I exposed my blindness to my insensitive behaviour towards him and my failure to acknowledge his nonverbal communication…

In my book with Adi Hariyanto (Sebastien's carer) — EpiEco: A Breakthrough Approach on Profound Autism, we call his nonverbal communication ALIS — Authentic Language Based on Instincts and Sensing. ALIS is dynamic, in-the-flow, and improvisational: profoundly autistic individuals use their voices, gazes, fingers, every part of their limbs, and objects to generate one-of-a-kind messages without inhibition. Now, if we were to recognise that ALIS — their native language — is no less valid than ours, we would level the communication playing field, and enable them to connect with us.

Though it took nine years in Bali, we finally heard Sebastien's voice. Although he may not express himself with words, like his speaking autistic counterparts, Sebastien is no less proud of himself. He sees himself as different from, not lesser than, the rest of us. EpiEco is our respectful and empathetic approach of embracing the uniqueness of profoundly autistic individuals (as Epicenter) and supporting them with sensitivity (Ecosystem) in a world that is not built for them.

This is A Mother's Wish's mission to challenge the mainstream world to make it an INCLUSIVE place for ALL.

My presentation at APAC2025 of a "loving response" to a nonverbal autism meltdown exposed neurotypical blindness to our insensitive behaviour towards profoundly autistic individuals and our failure to acknowledge their nonverbal communication… (https://www.amotherswish.com.sg/product-page/epieco-a...

13/11/2025

: Presenting on Meltdowns at Autism Conference

Today, at the Asia-Pacific Autism Conference 2025 in Perth, Australia, I paid homage to Sebastien — my profoundly autistic son — the inspiring Epicenter, and our caregiving team, who has become Sebastien's supportive Ecosystem (EpiEco). What we have succeeded with Sebastien — building an authentic relationship with him and mitigating his meltdowns — could not have been possible without this collective effort. Learn more with our book: EpiEco: A Breakthrough Approach on Profound Autism

(https://www.amotherswish.com.sg/single-post/a-breakthrough-in-connecting-with-profoundly-autistic-individuals-introducing-epieco)

To see the two video clips featured:

https://www.amotherswish.com.sg/single-post/apac2025-presenting-at-asia-pacific-autism-conference-on-the-key-to-mitigating-autism-meltdowns

04/11/2025

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04/11/2025

Free Final Caregiving Workshop on Autism Parenting from Childhood to Adulthood, Nov 8, 2-5 pm,

Click on the post to sign up and watch a clip of Workshop 2 on Meltdowns.

This week, Workshop 3 adopts a chronological approach: it invites participants to explore the parenting journey of raising profoundly autistic loved ones through the latter's childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Recognising the need to evolve parenting perspectives and strategies, and learning how to do so, are critical to navigating this journey.

Sign up here: https://shorturl.at/pvgw7

A Mother's Wish Free Caregiving Workshop on Profound Autism — Final Workshop, November 8, 2-5 pm (SGT) (sign up information below)

30/10/2025

Meltdowns are one of the most challenging behaviours of profoundly autistic individuals.

They are also one of the most misunderstood phenomena. In this workshop, we will be DEBUNKING the two myths surrounding the meltdowns of profoundly autistic individuals:

(1) Meltdowns are inevitable.

(2) Profoundly autistic individuals tend to have meltdowns because of their lack of speech.

In reality, if we possess an accurate understanding of why profoundly autistic individuals have meltdowns, we can lessen the intensity and frequency of meltdowns.

Don't miss out on this workshop that will transform your perspective of meltdowns and empower you with the insights to address your struggle with your child's meltdowns. Sign up here: https://shorturl.at/pvgw7.

Learn how to connect with your profoundly autistic loved ones with joy, build authentic relationships with them, and alleviate meltdowns. in a FREE Three-Workshop Series in Singapore by Choo Kah Ying (A Mother's Wish, www.amotherswish.com.sg) targeted at Caregivers of Profoundly Autistic Individuals...

30/10/2025

Free Meltdown Workshop Nov 1st

Free Workshop on Meltdowns for Caregivers of Profoundly Autistic Individuals (Limited to No Speech) — Nov 1st, 2–5 pm