Help Us Build Sewing Room for Future Job Opportunities for People with Special Needs!

About Autism Streetwear Project

Autism Streetwear Project (ASP) is a project to use street culture to raise awareness of autism and socially accept it. Social awareness of autism is very low in the world. People with autism in society are not accepted and rejected. We aim to make autism as acceptable to many people throughout the project as street culture. We humbly think people with autism need our help in trying to fight against the prejudice of the world. We will provide job education programs to help them grow into members of society. We are sure there will be most synergy if our goals and S.E.N.I are combined.

About S.E.N.I
Special Education Needs Institute, otherwise known as SENI, aims to help individuals with special needs integrate into society as a contributing member in the workforce. S.E.N.I incorporates the Early Intervention Program [E.I.P] that refine motor skills in children; Individualised Education Plan [I.E.P] that focuses on the cognitive and academic abilities in individuals; as well as the Individualised Training Program [I.T.P] that develops vocational skills that are translatable and vital in occupations.

Monitoring Across Life Stages
Enrolling in an institution that works with your child across their entire developmental lifespan will provide each child with personal feedback according to their varying special needs. Long-term monitoring of each child will also allow parents to obtain a cohesive assessment of their child’s growth and improvement. Enrolling in an institution that allows children to build long-term relationships and strengthen bonds with their fellow peers can also increase their social skills and capabilities.

Training of Transferable Occupational Skills
Fine motor skills and gross motor skills that are developed during the Early Intervention Program, as well as language skills obtained in the Individualised Education Program will ease the learning process during the Individualised Training Program. In the Individualised Training Program, individuals will learn skills that include organizing, stock checking, designing, and animal grooming. Most of these skills prove to be useful in the workforce, and will allow each individual with special needs to be a valuable asset in society.

Collaboration with International Universities
S.E.N.I also partners with colleges and universities in Hong Kong to provide students with special needs an education that is diverse and unique. Obtaining an overseas education will also allow students to gain new experiences and opportunities that can open up more pathways for the future.

C.A.T Playground
Cat Assisted Therapy Playground joins hands with S.E.N.I to provide children with special needs a therapeutic and educational experience. Moreover, children enrolled in Special Education Needs Institute have the job opportunity in the well-established C.A.T Playground business. Individuals in S.E.N.I’s very own Individualised Training Program [ITP] will also receive business and animal science related courses before venturing into the business world.

Job Opportunities
As the ultimate goal of S.E.N.I is to assist the integration process of individuals with special needs into the real world, those enrolled in this institution will be granted a wide range of job openings due to their special skills and abilities. Future career options include being pet groomers, animal trainers, business workers, and even marketing directors.

Experienced Staff
The teachers at Special Education Needs Institute are all experienced staffs from the industry from various background. Therefore, your child will not only receive care and guidances from health professionals that seek to improve each individual’s physical and mental health but also prepare them for the future. Not only that, older individuals enrolled in the Individualised Training Program will receive formal training in Business related courses designed by Dr. Khew who holds a PhD in Marketing. Moreover, students who prefer other career paths can opt for Animal Care courses also led by Dr. Khew who is certified in Animal Behavioral Sciences.

Programs at Special Education Needs Institute (S.E.N.I)
Preparing for the Future

1. Early Intervention Program (E.I.P) [3-6 years old]
To improve fine and gross motor skills in children, sensory processing, communication skills, and social skills.

2. Individualised Education Plan (I.E.P) [7-15 years old]
Academic plans that cater to each individual’s development of language skills, habit and behavioral formation.

3. Individualised Training Program (I.T.P) [15-21 years old]
Vocational training that specifically focuses on animal businesses such as pet grooming, animal care-taking, and managing pet shops & retail and business management.

4. Special Training and Resources (S.T.A.R) Placement
For those above 21 years old, after completing the I.T.P, they will be placed at certain locations to undergo their industrial training. Industrial training is offered in order to allow them to experience and gain working exposure as well as feel how is it like to work in the real industry in hopes that they will be ready to be independent and enter the career world.

Industrial sectors offered:
• Entrepreneurship
• Pet care
• Design, fashion and sewing
• Modelling and talent
• Photography
• Art and sketch
• Management and sales business
• Tourism
• Bakery
• Sports management

S.E.N.I & Autism Streetwear Project
S.E.N.I and ASP are one of the projects under A+ for Autism. A+ for Autism have some departments which are Animal for Young, Mashu Therapy (Equine Therapy), Cat-assisted Therapy (C-A-T) Playground, Complete Autism Therapy (C-A-T) School. Our goal is to provide the best centre that encompasses all the needs of these special children.

S.E.N.I is an institution that offer children development education for children with special needs. Teenagers can learn skills related to various jobs. S.E.N.I and ASP focus on design, fashion, and sewing skills among various skills.

Autism Streetwear Project is proposed to use street culture to raise awareness of autism and socially accept it. Social awareness of autism is very low. People with autism in society are not accepted and rejected. We aim to make autism as acceptable to many people throughout the project as street culture.

S.E.N.I and ASP ultimately have the aim of supporting development education programs for children with special needs and creating job opportunities for people with special needs. We have started raising donations to provide many of these opportunities for children with special needs.

Purpose of S.E.N.I Sewing Room Fundraising Campaign
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic that hit the country, we faced difficulties collecting donations for the costs in purchasing sewing tools and furniture for sewing room of S.E.N.I. In this moment, people with special needs are desperate for our help. Please join us to make a new world for children with special needs.

What kind of works will be carried out?

Job opportunities for people with autism

- For artist: Unique designs, creativity and message will now have a better medium to reach out to the community and be used/worn.
- For tailors/sewer: To display their extensive attention to detail and skills through their sewing.
- For models/talents: A chance to show their uniqueness and beauty.
- For business workers/marketing director: Selling and promoting products using business and marketing skills.

Income for people with autism

ASP will provide a platform for people with special needs to sell their wonderful creation, through on-ground and online outlets.

What kind of products will produce?
We would like to share with people the importance of the environmental protection, along with raising awareness of autism and disability. We will produce street fashion items and eco-friendly products with ASP. 

- Recycle canvas for bags/pouches/coasters/coin purse
- T-shirts with words/slogans that includes the meaning of raising awareness of autism.

A FEW INFORMATION ON A+ FOR AUTISM
A+ for Autism is a non-profit organization (NGO) that focuses on the values of A+ that each individual possesses. Autism is not a deficiency, rather it is the A+ value that is not present in all individuals. Help us in spreading awareness and societal acceptance towards these special children. Help us so we can prepare a place for them to enhance the potentials they have within them.

ROS registration number for reference: PPM-020-10-25602018