“He's bright — he just won't apply himself.”
You have heard it from teachers, from family, from yourself. But you have also watched him concentrate for four hours on something he loves, and you know it is not about trying harder.
Every Mind Has a Story
You don't need a diagnosis to come.
If raising your child has felt harder than it seems to be for everyone else — and you have never quite known what to call it — this day was built for you. One Saturday morning with people who do not need last Tuesday explained to them.
- Date
- Sat, 7 Nov 2026
- Time
- 8:30am – 2:30pm
- Where
- Online, live
- Ticket
- SGD 35
Book my seat — SGD 35Takes two minutes. Joining link emailed straight after.
Why this day exists
Most parents here have never said the word out loud.
They have said other things instead. See whether any of these sound like a Tuesday night in your house.
“It came out of nowhere.”
The meltdown over the wrong colour cup. You spend the evening replaying it, looking for the trigger you missed, wondering whether other parents deal with this and simply do not say.
“He just needs more discipline.”
Usually from someone who has never sat through a homework standoff at 9pm. You do not have the words to explain why that advice does not fit — only the certainty that it does not.
“I'll look it up properly when things calm down.”
It is 11pm and you are searching in the dark on your phone again. Things have not calmed down in a while, and every article seems to be about a more extreme version of your child.
What the day is
Six hours with people who do not need it explained.
Inclusive Symposium 2026 is a community awareness conference on neurodiversity — which is the formal way of saying it is a day about children who think, learn and feel differently, and about what actually helps them.
It brings together the people who usually only appear in your life one at a time: an autism specialist, a child therapist, a caregiver advocate, a mother who has walked it, a faith leader speaking to fathers, and the organisations building longer-term support. For one morning they are in the same room, answering the same questions.
Nothing here diagnoses, screens or assesses your child. It is an education and community event. What you leave with is language, practical strategies, and the specific relief of realising how many other families are in exactly your position.
One session is about you
Nobody has asked how you're holding up.
Every parent in this position becomes the expert, the advocate, the translator and the one who holds it together at 9pm. It is exhausting, and it is rarely acknowledged.
One session of the day is given entirely to caregiver wellbeing — not as an afterthought at the end, but in the middle of the morning, where it belongs.
What you leave with
Five things you will not have on 6 November.
A ticket buys a seat. This is what the seat is actually for.
9:15am · Understanding Neurodiversity
Words for the thing you have been describing badly for two years.
You will leave able to name which system is actually struggling — holding instructions, starting, switching, settling — instead of “he just won’t focus”. It changes what you try next. It also changes how people respond when you explain it, which is most of the battle.
Language01 / 05
11:40am · At Home, in School & in the Community
Something to try on Monday morning. Not someday.
Strategies from people who use them with children every week — the kind you can run before school tomorrow without buying anything, printing anything, or waiting eleven months for an appointment.
Monday02 / 05
11:40am · With the school
A way to talk to the school that does not end in a shrug.
What to ask for, what it is called, and what a school can realistically do. So the next meeting is two people solving the same problem, instead of you making a case to a room that has already decided.
Advocacy03 / 05
11:10am · Caring for the Caregiver
A morning where nobody needs it explained.
This is the part parents say they did not expect to matter. A room of people who already know how last Tuesday went — and one full session about you rather than about your child, placed in the middle of the day where it belongs, not tacked on at the end.
Not alone04 / 05
1:30pm · Building Long-Term Support
The beginning of an answer to “what happens after us”.
The question every parent in this position has thought about at 2am and never said out loud. Planning, protection and the organisations already doing this work — led by people who do it professionally, so you leave with a first step rather than a fear.
After us05 / 05
Before you book
Who this is honestly for.
Come if…
- You are raising a child who learns differently — diagnosed or not.
- You teach, coach or care for children and want to support them better.
- You are the parent everyone leans on, and nobody has asked how you are doing.
- You are a father who wants to be more than the one who hears about it afterwards.
- You are thinking about the long term — school, adulthood, what happens after you.
This is not…
- An assessment, screening or diagnostic service of any kind.
- Medical, psychological or therapeutic advice for your individual child.
- A replacement for a qualified doctor, psychologist or therapist.
- A sales pitch dressed as a conference.
The programme
Saturday, 7 November.
One screen break, two live panels, and time for your questions. All times Singapore.
Log-in & Welcome Lobby
Webinar access, tech check and welcome
Welcome & Opening
Segment A — Understanding & Lived Experience
Keynote: Every Mind Has a Story
Dr. Siti Mariam · Tink It! Learning Loft
Lived Experience: Nurturing a Child with Autism
Kartina Rosli, parent · Wai, neurodiverse self-advocate
The Father's Role in Nurturing Children
Ustaz Mizi
Panel Q&A — Segment A
Dr. Siti Mariam, Kartina, Wai & Ustaz Mizi
Screen Break & Networking
Segment B — Wellbeing, Healing & Practical Tools
Healing from Trauma
Coach Selemani (SJ) · Furaha Mastery
Caregiver Wellbeing
Mdm Faiza Sanip · Mindfull & Aarathi Arumugam · EveryChild.SG
Understanding the SEN Landscape
Aarathi Arumugam · EveryChild.SG
Planning for a Lifetime: Financial Security
Hafiz Noorahman · Infinity FA
Myth-Busting & Practical Takeaways
Farah · Master Me
Panel Q&A — Segment B
Coach Selemani, Mdm Faiza Sanip, Farah, Hafiz Noorahman & Aarathi Arumugam
Closing & Community Pledge
End of Symposium
Who you will hear from
The people in the room.
Nine specialists, advocates and parents — and several of them are all three. A therapist, an autism specialist, a mother who has walked it, an imam speaking to fathers, and the people building the support that comes after. Drag the wheel to meet them.
Drag the wheel — or press ← → — and tap a card to meet the speaker.
Book your seat
One ticket. The whole day.
SGD 35The full programme, the live panel and question time. Your joining link is emailed as soon as you book.
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Questions people actually ask
The ones that stop people booking.
My child doesn't have a diagnosis. Should I still come?
Yes — and you are not the exception, you are most of the room. Many parents attend because something feels harder than it should be and they want to understand it better, not because anyone has given them a label. Nothing at this event diagnoses, assesses or screens your child. It is a day of learning and community, and it is open to anyone raising, teaching or supporting a child who learns differently.
It's online — will I actually get anything out of it?
The full programme runs live, including both panels and the question time. Being online means you can join from home, step away when you need to, and take part without arranging childcare or travel across the island. Joining details are emailed to you after you register.
Will it be recorded if I can't attend the whole day?
The schedule runs from 8:30am to 2:30pm with a mid-morning screen break, so most people join for the sessions that matter most to them. If you need to miss part of the day, register anyway and reach out — we will tell you what is available.
Is this a religious event?
It is a community event, open to everyone. One session — on the father’s role in nurturing children — is delivered through a faith-informed lens, because that is the language many families in this community actually think in. The rest of the programme is educational and practical, and the whole day is conducted in English.
Is this only for parents?
No. Teachers, therapists, grandparents, extended family, allied professionals and community volunteers are all welcome. The Segment B sessions on the SEN landscape, financial planning and practical takeaways are written with that wider group in mind.
What do I actually leave with?
Language for what you have been seeing at home, and a clearer sense of which parts are skills that can be built. Practical strategies for home and school from people who work with these children daily. And the experience — which many parents describe as the most valuable part — of sitting in a room where nobody needs the situation explained to them.
What does the ticket include, and can I get a refund?
One ticket covers the full programme, every session, both panels and the question time. If you need to cancel or transfer your seat, contact us and we will sort it out.
Every mind has a story.
You have been carrying this one on your own, and getting good at it. On 7 November you do not have to. Saturday, 8:30am, from wherever you are.
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