Selected Special Needs Centres in Malaysia
by on 09/09/2024 13617
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This article is updated on 25th July 2024.
Special needs children should be able to get quality curriculum and proper support similar to their neurotypical peers. With that in mind, we’d like to help parents that need to introduce their children to intensive therapies and intervention programs with our list of best special needs centre in Malaysia for children dealing with autism, speech delays, ADHD, learning difficulties and developmental delays among others.
Note: The centres below are listed in alphabetical order. The sequence in which they appear does not in any way reflect the ranking of the centres.
Active Special Needs is an innovative gym programme that represents a pioneering effort in Malaysia to provide tailored physical activity for special needs children aged three to 10 years old. The programme operates out of Headstart Academy’s Shah Alam and Glo Damansara branches, offering access to top-notch gym facilities that include rock climbing walls and sensory equipment. Through expert-led classes and a supportive environment, Active Special Needs offers significant benefits that contribute to the overall well-being and development of its young participants.
Active Special Needs, Shah Alam
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Alisther Rehabilitation & Intervention Centre, located in the lush suburbs of Bukit Jalil, is a one stop, multidisciplinary intervention centre that provides support to children and adults diagnosed with special needs all across the spectrum. The centre is registered with Allied Health to conduct intervention services to children aged ranging from 2 to 12 years old, with the end goal of achieving integration back to society.
Alisther continues to champion early intervention to overcome parental stigma towards their child with developmental conditions such as Autism, ADHD, GDD, among others through awareness campaigns. The centre provides a wide array of programmes including, early intervention programme, speech therapy, occupational therapy, behaviour therapy, individualised intervention plan, sensory developmental enhancement, social skills intervention and living skills programme.
Alisther Rehabilitation & Intervention Centre, Bukit Jalil
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Apple King Special Education Centre, Sungai Chua provides special needs services for children who have, or are at risk of having, a developmental delay or disability. Services cater to children aged three years and above. Through screening, assessment and direct intervention, they aim to help families best care for their children.They address a broad spectrum of specialty areas, including but not limited to: autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), dyslexia, learning disabilities and neurodevelopmental delays. No matter how challenging the hurdle is, treatment is customised for each child based on their unique needs and is provided in a non-stressful, positive environment.
Apple King Special Education Centre, Sungai Chua, Kajang
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Aspire Inclusive Community is a special needs education centre that prioritises inclusive education for children from diverse backgrounds. Founded in 2020, the centre has a comprehensive programme that prepares students for an independent future. Small class sizes facilitate personalised learning, while collaboration with families and therapists ensure comprehensive support. With a focus on inclusivity and practical skills, Aspire fosters confidence and purpose in its students. Children are taught basic living skills such as doing their laundry and handling money, and they also learn vocational skills such as cooking. Academically, the centre uses the Eduseed curriculum to help ready students who wish to take their IGSCE, in addition to elective courses like computer classes, robotics, arts, and crafts.
Aspire Inclusive Community, Ara Damansara
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Established in 2016, ABC (Autism Behavioral Center) is an ABA (Applied Behaviour Analysis) therapy centre, offering quality individualised curriculum 1:1 intensive therapy to children and teenagers with most learning challenges including autism, ADHD, GDD, speech delays, social & behavioral challenges, starting as young as 18 months old. Conveniently situated in the Bangunan Bangsaria along the main arteries of Jalan Maarof in Bangsar, ABC is the largest centre offering ABA therapy in Malaysia. On top of that, they are the only therapy centre to date, that’s fully equipped with a one-to-one room for all children; totalling 45 individual rooms!
With consultants that are highly qualified and trained extensively in ABA, Autism and SPED in general, ABC strives to be a home grown name in terms of ABA therapy and Autism support in the near future.
Autism Behavioral Center (ABC), Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur
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Flying Kids Child Development Centre, Ipoh is a special needs school focusing on children aged 4 to 12 with diverse developmental needs. The school’s multidisciplinary curriculum caters to individual abilities, with programmes such as the Individualised Education Programme and Early Intervention Programme that emphasise not just academics but social integration and skills to help them succeed in life. A dedicated team of qualified educators and a low student-teacher ratio ensure each child receives personalised attention. The school also fosters a supportive environment that goes beyond the classroom through supervised outings, home visits, and recommendations to parents on how to create a conducive environment for their children to thrive and grow.
Flying Kids Child Development Center, Ipoh
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HappyLand is a multidisciplinary therapy centre for children and adults with disabilities or delays in their development. The centre strives to provide hope by offering services in a stress-free, playful environment that enables the individual to maximize his or her full potential. As each child is unique with very specific needs, Happyland embraces these differences with an understanding that individualised programmes work more effectively. The main focus lies in collaborating with parents, educators and other allied professionals to make a positive difference.
For 18 years, Happyland’s highly trained team has supported hundreds of children with challenges such as autism, ADHD, sensory integration disorders and Asperger Syndrome. Many children may have the same overall diagnoses, but they differ vastly in their levels of ability or presentation. For this reason, it is important to pay a visit to the centre and meet the team so that they can come up with an individually tailored programme to overcome unique challenges. Therapy recommendations will be given after a full evaluation is conducted in person.
HappyLand Psychology & Therapy Centre, Johor Bahru
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Miles Autism Academy is one-stop service centre specialising in providing official diagnosis service, treatments & interventions and special needs daycare service for individuals with autism or other special needs. Its core team consists of members with a range of 8 to 15 years of extensive experience working with this community, including an on-site Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) to ensure the highest quality of services provided to all families.
Miles Autism Academy, Petaling Jaya
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Oasis Place is a transdisciplinary practice which involves a team of experienced therapists working together to address a range of limitations and developmental delays in children and adults. Some of the reasons to visit Oasis Place include: concerns about persistent developmental delays in early communication, movement and play; the need for targeted assessment; therapy to reach early intervention goals; access to inclusive recreation programmes, camps and professional certifications.
Treatment is provided by skilled therapists with extensive knowledge and experience in the areas of assessment, diagnosis and treatment. Sessions are designed to provide a wholistic approach which recognises each individual’s specific social, communicative, sensory, physical and emotional needs. The range of treatments available at their disposal include occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, music therapy, psychology and nutrition. Other services support children in handwriting, self-care and social skills, dealing with school refusal, and sensory processing. Among their active endeavours to achieve the above, out of clinic visits to schools and homes are also offered to ensure the individual in need is supported in other settings.
Oasis Place Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur
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Envisioning an ideal society where people with special needs are able to enjoy every aspect of life equal to any other person, SI World provides individualized therapies to children with special needs depending on their needs after a thorough assessment.
With multiple branches all over Malaysia, the school aims to be accessible and supportive to every families, with individual parents training provided to further help the children at home. SI World also offers “Backup Education” for children that are not could not cope with traditional kindergartens or schools.
Some of the therapies provided by SI World are Sensory Integration Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech Therapy, conducted by their highly trained therapists.
Find your nearest SI World locations here: Cheras, Kajang, Kepong, Klang, Old Klang Road, Puchong, Serdang, Shah Alam & Sungai Petani, Kedah
SI World @ Cheras
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The Gifted Kids Care Centre, Subang Jaya is an extension of Pine Hills International School that provides academic and therapy support for students with special needs. It caters for children with various disabilities, aged 3 to 10 years. The main aim is to empower students to move past their learning obstacles so they can transfer into mainstream schooling and be able to cope, academically and socially.
They address a broad spectrum of specialty areas, including but not limited to: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, dyslexia, auditory processing disorder, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, language processing disorder, global developmental delay and children who have difficulties adapting to mainstream classes.
It is important for parents to note that the longer they wait to address their child’s learning disabilities, the more complicated things may become. Time is of essence here, so, this is where early intervention programmes such as the one offered at The Gifted Kids Care Centre become crucial. Online therapy services are also offered.
The Gifted Kids Care Centre, Subang Jaya
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The Integrative Academy (TIA) is a children’s special educational needs centre in Plaza Arkadia, situated within the serene Desa ParkCity township. They offer learning programmes for kids with special needs from age 3 to 15 years.
The centre offers two holistic programmes: The Early Intervention Program (3-6 years), and the Primary Home School Program (7 to 15 years). Students who join will be nurtured to develop their social & academic skills, sensory integration & physical skills, life skills, and play & cognition.
TIA has a large, safe and well-equipped gym area for their students.
The Integrative Academy, Suite Enesta Kepong
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