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The person guiding your therapy matters. Getting to know who that person is can make a real difference to how comfortable and confident you feel walking through our doors.

Meet Azmah

Meet Azmah

Azmah is a fully registered occupational therapist under the Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC) in Singapore and an active member of the Singapore Association of Occupational Therapists (SAOT). She has specialised in paediatrics since 2003, working with babies, children, and teenagers from birth to 17 years old, and has since expanded her practice to support young adults aged 18 to 22.

Throughout her career, Azmah has provided both individual and group interventions across a wide range of settings, such as special education schools, private clinics, local government hospitals, and community mobile therapy services. She has extensive experience working in multidisciplinary teams, collaborating closely with doctors, speech therapists, physiotherapists, psychologists, music therapists, play therapists, dieticians, counsellors, teachers and social workers.

Clinical Experience

Azmah has over two decades of experience supporting children with mild to severe disabilities. Her clinical background spans a broad range of diagnoses:

  • Neurological & Physical Conditions – Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy / Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Spina Bifida, and Acquired/Traumatic Brain Injury.

  • Neurodevelopmental & Learning Profiles – Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), ADHD/ADD, Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), Dyspraxia, Global Developmental Delay, and Specific Learning Disorders including dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia.

  • Sensory & Behavioural Profiles – Sensory Processing Disorder, Anger Management and Emotional Dysregulation challenges, Anxiety Disorders and Feeding and Eating Issues.

  • Genetic & Sensory Impairments – Down Syndrome, Genetic/Chromosomal Disorders, and Visual or Hearing Impairments.

Specialised Certifications & Modalities

Dedicated to providing evidence-based care, Azmah holds specialised certifications that guide her practice and the tailored care she provides to her clients. She achieved certification in Neuro-Developmental Treatment (NDT) for managing paediatric neuromotor disorders in 2005, followed by an advanced NDT certification in baby treatment in 2011. This advanced training qualifies her to screen and treat infants aged 0 to 12 months who are at risk for motor delays or diagnosed with neuromotor challenges.

She also completed the USC Comprehensive Program in Sensory Integration and is certified to administer and interpret the Sensory Integration and Praxis Test (SIPT). In her daily practice, Azmah draws on a range of therapeutic approaches tailored to each individual, including Sensory Integration, DIR/Floortime, Neuro Developmental Treatment (NDT), Social Thinking, and Behavioural Modification strategies.

Her Approach

Azmah takes a client-centred approach, working closely with parents, caregivers, teachers, and individuals to create real-world strategies that extend into the home, school, and workplace.

Committed to community education, she regularly conducts training sessions for parents, teachers, and organisations, covering topics such as:

  • Developmental Play — The clinical and behavioural importance of play in early childhood
  • Feeding & Nutrition — How feeding issues impact nutritional intake and overall wellbeing
  • Fine Motor Skills — Handwriting development and foundational mechanics
  • Sensory Integration — The vital role of sensory processing in development

Her passion for education extends beyond Singapore. Azmah has collaborated with the Singapore International Foundation (SIF) as an overseas volunteer trainer, teaching international communities how to support children with ASD and other disabilities. She actively pursues continuing education to stay at the forefront of the latest advancements in occupational therapy.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy)
  • Diploma in Occupational Therapy (NYP)
  • Allied Health Professions Council (Full Registration)
  • Sensory Integration & Praxis Test Certified (SIPT)
  • Neuro-Developmental Treatment (NDT) / Bobath Certificate Course in the Management and Treatment of Children with Cerebral Palsy and Other Neuromotor Disorders
  • Neuro-Developmental Treatment (NDT) Advanced Baby Course Certified
  • Interactive Metronome Certified (IMC)

Training and Workshops

Azmah has attended and completed the following training programmes and workshops:

  1. Tomatis Listening Programme – Level 2 Practitioner
  2. Kharrazian Institute – Childhood Development and Disorders
  3. Praxis – Assessment and Intervention (under Teresa May-Benson)
  4. USC Chan Sensory Integration Continuing Education Certificate Programme
  5. Introduction to DIR® / Floortime Model™
  6. Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP Approach)
  7. Paediatric Neurorehabilitation
  8. Social Thinking® modules by Michelle Garcia Winner
  9. Executive Functioning workshops by Sarah Ward
  10. Learn To Play – play intervention using the Symbolic and Imaginative Play Developmental Checklist (SIP-DC)
  11. The ALERT Program for Self-Regulation: How Does Your Engine Run?
  12. M.O.R.E: Motor components, Oral organisation, Respiratory demands, Eye contact and control
  13. Feeding Therapy: A Sensory-Motor Approach
  14. Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) – Assessment and Programme Planning Development
  15. A Three-Part Treatment Plan for Oral Placement Therapy
  16. S.O.S: Sequential Oral Sensory Approach to Feeding
  17. Interactive Oral Sensory-Motor (IOSM) Therapy in Autism
  18. Vision, Attention and Learning
  19. The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)
  20. Assessment, Evaluation and Programming System for Infants and Children (AEPS) Model
  21. Assessment and Treatment of Children with Handwriting Difficulties
  22. Assessment and Treatment of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder
  23. Assessment and Treatment of Children with Developmental Perceptual Dysfunction
  24. Vestibular Activation Astronaut Training: A Sound Activated Vestibular-Visual Protocol
  25. Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA)

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