Connect and Communicate

Connect and Communicate Centre for Speech Therapy and Social Communication We are a centre dedicated to supporting individuals to become effective ‘social communicators’.

Our effectiveness as communicators does not depend merely on the acquisition of speech and language. Many individuals are able to talk but not able to relate. Relating requires one to ‘tune in’ to another. It requires self awareness and awareness of others. Hence social communication includes:

-Attending to other people
-Sustaining engagement
-Thinking about others thinking about you
-Relating (through play and conversation)
-Problem solving and adapting one’s ideas
-Elaborating on shared ideas
-Reflective thinking

We are sometimes surprised when our children are not aware of their own strengths and weaknesses, and respond to them wi...
08/11/2025

We are sometimes surprised when our children are not aware of their own strengths and weaknesses, and respond to them with confusion and sometimes anger. Here are some tools we use to discuss this with our kids (and even amongst ourselves) to help them feel on-board with their goals, and to help them learn about themselves, and eventually advocate for the support they need!

Happy Deepavali! 🪔🧨🎆Here are some books that you can read with your kids to learn more about deepavali/ diwali. We hope ...
18/10/2025

Happy Deepavali! 🪔🧨🎆

Here are some books that you can read with your kids to learn more about deepavali/ diwali. We hope you enjoy them! ❤️ Comment down below on what your favourite deepvali-themed reads are. ✨

This Children’s Day, let’s celebrate the power of play 🛝. When we build on children’s natural curiosity🤔— their drive to...
04/10/2025

This Children’s Day, let’s celebrate the power of play 🛝. When we build on children’s natural curiosity🤔— their drive to explore, experiment, and connect — play becomes a powerful way to learn 🧠. Our children aren’t just having fun, they’re learning through play! Play is how development unfolds ✨

It can be frustrating when we have taught something, yet our learners are struggling to use or do them independently. We...
27/09/2025

It can be frustrating when we have taught something, yet our learners are struggling to use or do them independently. We love how this framework makes it explicit that learning is a process, and mastery does not come by immediately. We all need some support!

Have you noticed that your child is unaware of how much time they spend doing different things in a day? 🤔 It could be b...
24/09/2025

Have you noticed that your child is unaware of how much time they spend doing different things in a day? 🤔 It could be because they struggle with visualising time and feeling the passage of time! 🕓 Sarah Ward, has shared an executive functioning resource that she created called Walking Through Your Day! Scroll on to find out more! 💖

It's time for our quarterly C&C team birthday celebrations! 🥳 Happiest of birthdays to our July-September babies! 🎂Take ...
20/09/2025

It's time for our quarterly C&C team birthday celebrations! 🥳 Happiest of birthdays to our July-September babies! 🎂Take a sneak peek at our celebrations 🎉

Gifts are appreciated but are not hidden rules or expectations! Gifts are a sweet way to show appreciation. But sometime...
09/09/2025

Gifts are appreciated but are not hidden rules or expectations! Gifts are a sweet way to show appreciation. But sometimes, kids (and even adults!) can get caught up in the exchange rather than the meaning.

👉 It’s natural for children to expect a gift in return from a place of fairness (“I gave, so I should get back”). Here’s how we can guide them:

🌱 Learning about giving without expecting something back.

💡 Understanding the purpose of gift-giving & what we are celebrating

💖 Practicing gratitude for being thought of, not just for what’s received.

With the rise of technology, we use our smartwatches ⌚ and phones📱to pay for items. Our kids may have a hard time unders...
30/08/2025

With the rise of technology, we use our smartwatches ⌚ and phones📱to pay for items. Our kids may have a hard time understanding the value of money when it comes in these abstract ways. Scroll on to see how we can support our kids to visualise and understand money! 💰

Something we hear: I thought you would have the answer to this! Truth? We Don't. But we do have a bag of tricks to bring...
15/08/2025

Something we hear: I thought you would have the answer to this!
Truth? We Don't. But we do have a bag of tricks to bring us closer to it.

Red shirts❤️, big booms 💥, so many flags 🇸🇬, so many sounds👂🏻, so many people 👥. For our children, National Day can be a...
08/08/2025

Red shirts❤️, big booms 💥, so many flags 🇸🇬, so many sounds👂🏻, so many people 👥. For our children, National Day can be a day full of wonder and questions.

As a Speech Therapy student years back, we were always asked the question: Paediatrics or Adults? What about Paediatrics...
26/07/2025

As a Speech Therapy student years back, we were always asked the question: Paediatrics or Adults? What about Paediatrics AND Adults?

Behaviours are not something to fix, but something to understand. Every behaviour, intentional or not, is a clue to your...
22/07/2025

Behaviours are not something to fix, but something to understand. Every behaviour, intentional or not, is a clue to your child’s inner world 🌎. Every behaviour tells a story 🧠💬

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167 Jalan Bukit Merah, #07-10 Tower 5, Connection One
Singapore
150167

Opening Hours

Tuesday 08:30 - 17:30
Wednesday 08:30 - 18:30
Thursday 08:30 - 17:30
Friday 08:30 - 17:30
Saturday 08:30 - 15:30

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+6562547422

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