Thoughtful Minds Academy
assessment, intervention, skill development, and job training for
special needs children & young adults
Welcome
Our team of professionals here at Thoughtful Minds Academy provide a variety of services in the comfort of your home, in school or community settings and work around the needs of individuals. Our aim is to be able to provide a multi-disciplinary approach to our services to produce the best outcome for our clients. We believe that every person is a unique individual and not one technique can solve all problems. By listening to the struggles and challenges that each individual faces, we begin to understand the root of the problem and are able to provide an individualized program to work with each client.
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Being a new start-up company, Thoughtful Minds Academy has made connections with a small group of trained individuals with a deep passion for bringing out the best in people, to provide high quality services to our community with affordable prices.
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Our Mission
Listen.
Understand.
Provide.
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Our team at Thoughtful Minds Academy aspire through these words to cater to the needs of our clients. We listen to their problems and understand each individual before proceeding to tackle the struggles and challenges faced by our clients. And through these methods provided, we will begin to see progress in our client's development.
Our Vision
To ensure special needs individuals are able to lead an independent lifestyle as a full-fledged adult and secure their own future without requiring external help.
Our little Therapy Room setup in The Play Project Mahavidya in Seremban
Directors
Mr. Samuel
Programme Director
Has a BSc (Hons) Double Major in Psychology & HR Management and was awarded the Dean List from University of Upper Iowa in the United States. Mr. Samuel has gathered a lot of valuable experienced in taking care of children with autism from a wide range of the spectrum - mild to severe autism. He has worked with kids from 4 years old up to 25 year old young adults. He previously worked in an established Autism centre in Malaysia and was trained by highly qualified ABA Consultants from overseas. During his years providing ABA therapy he has earned many acknowledgement from parents and teachers. Mr. Samuel applies flexible and natural approach of Applied Behavioural Analysis which is child centred and is catered for each kid differently.
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As of late, Mr. Samuel has moved on to a new project which caters to the vocational skill development and certification programs for special needs youth in order to help secure a better future for them.
Megan Wood
Child Psychologist
Megan Wood is a Child Psychologist who graduated with a Masters Degree in Child Psychology from a local private university following the completion of her Double Major Bachelor's Degree in Science majoring in Psychology & Communication from Upper Iowa University. Megan is currently an active member of the Malaysian Psychological Association (PSIMA). Megan’s clientele are mostly children between the ages of 2 years to 18 years old who present a wide range psychological, emotional, and behavioural disorders such as Autism, ADHD, Anger issues (ODD), Anxiety, Selective Mutism, Developmental Delays and many more. However, she often caters to the needs of parents by encouraging their involvement and providing guidance / coaching as well as counselling services. In addition, Megan also provides training for school teachers and caregivers who work with the child for an overall improvement.
Megan conducts a variety of screenings and comprehensive assessments in order to better understand the specific needs of each child. This is then followed by the development of suitable programs / intervention plans for the individuals which will be carried out in therapy or counselling sessions.
Our Partners
Dee Speech Therapy
Cin Dee is a speech-language therapist graduated from the National University of Malaysia, registered with the Malaysian Association of Speech and Hearing (MASH). She sees both children and adult clients, across 18 months old to 70 year old, with cases ranging from speech and language delay in children, understanding and expressing issues in adults, to articulation, and stuttering.
