Eunice Tan is a faculty staff at the Singapore University of Singapore (SUSS). She heads the Special Education programme at the university and is currently working on some research projects involving individuals with special needs. She has a special interest in the area of autism. Eunice has been in the special needs field in Singapore for 15 years. In terms of the child/adults sector, she was a special education teacher, a principal of a special school and she also worked in the social service sector for the adult disability sector. She is a strong supporterand advocate for quality of life for all individuals with special needs, including the most challenged in our commuity.