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 (t

hrough play and conversation)
-Problem solving and adapting one’s ideas
-Elaborating on shared ideas
-Reflective thinking

Our therapists have so many interests and hobbies out of our work passions. 🌟 Get to know our therapists a little better...
06/06/2026

Our therapists have so many interests and hobbies out of our work passions. 🌟 Get to know our therapists a little better by scrolling to see them in action. 😊 Comment down below on what are your favourite activities to relax! We can't wait to hear about them 💖

CALENDAR UPDATES:We have added even more client and professional events to our calendar for the next 6 months! Here's an...
02/06/2026

CALENDAR UPDATES:
We have added even more client and professional events to our calendar for the next 6 months! Here's an overview of what's coming; watch this space for more details!

CLIENT PROGRAMS:
1. Future Goggles
2. Independence Lab
3. Reading Comprehension for Teens
4. Youth Hangout

PROFESSIONAL & PARENT TRAININGS:
1. Fundamentals of DIR-Floortime Certification: ‘A Gleam in the Eye’
Speaker: Chithra Kathiresan
2. Support Regulation and Behaviour at home and in the classroom, through ‘Use of Self’
Speaker: Chithra Kathiresan

FOR PROFESSIONAL AND PARENTS (90 Min Online Talks)
1. Becoming the Answer your Child Needs
Speaker: Eva de Gosztonyi
2. From Play to Planning: Strategies to Shape the Development of Executive Function Skills in Young Learners
How early can we begin building executive function skills?
Speaker: Sarah Ward
3. Prediction and Planning: Helping Students Strengthen Executive Function for Reading, Writing, and Conversation
Speaker: Sarah Ward

🌱 NURTURING SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH DIR FLOORTIME 🌱How do children and teenagers learn to relate, think, co...
02/06/2026

🌱 NURTURING SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH DIR FLOORTIME 🌱

How do children and teenagers learn to relate, think, communicate, and truly connect with the world around them?

It all begins with emotions.

Join us for a 1-day introductory DIR Floortime training, where you’ll learn how emotional development forms the foundation of all learning, communication, and social connection.

🌱 What You Will Learn
In this workshop, you will gain practical, real-world strategies to better support children and adolescents by understanding emotional development.

You will learn how to:
✨ Understand why emotions are the foundation of learning, behaviour, and social development
✨ Recognise and apply the 6 Functional Emotional Developmental Capacities (FEDCs) in everyday life
✨ Support regulation, engagement, relating, and thinking across home, school, and care settings
✨ Use play and everyday interactions to build emotional understanding and connection
✨ Link emotional development to learning, attention, and academic growth
✨ Apply foundational DIR Floortime strategies to support co-regulation, engagement, and persistence through challenges
✨ Turn theory into practical strategies you can use immediately
✨ Reframe common misconceptions about social-emotional development

👩‍🏫 Perfect for:
AEDs | Counsellors | Teachers (mainstream & SPED) | Parents | Professionals working with children & adolescents

📅 22 February 2027
⏰ 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Singapore Time)
📍 In-person training
🎓 Certificate with Profectum endorsement, CPE Claimable.
👥 Limited slots available

When we understand emotions, we open the door to connection, learning, and growth.

✨ SUPPORTING REGULATION & BEHAVIOUR THROUGH THE USE OF SELF ✨When a child is dysregulated, it's easy to focus on the beh...
02/06/2026

✨ SUPPORTING REGULATION & BEHAVIOUR THROUGH THE USE OF SELF ✨

When a child is dysregulated, it's easy to focus on the behaviour. But what if behaviour is actually communication?

Join Chithra Kathiresan, DIRFloortime® Faculty and Trainer with Profectum (USA), for a full-day, in-person workshop exploring how our own regulation, presence, and interactions shape a child's ability to regulate and thrive.

This workshop will help you:
🌱 Understand behaviour as a child's attempt to manage stress and emotions
🌱 Recognise stress signals and reframe challenging behaviours as meaningful communication
🌱 Build greater self-awareness rather than simply managing symptoms
🌱 Learn how to stay regulated when faced with big emotions and co-regulate effectively
🌱 Recover when emotions overwhelm both you and the child
🌱 Establish healthy emotional boundaries that strengthen relationships and support regulation
🌱 Discover practical techniques to foster co-regulation and self-awareness in classrooms, therapy sessions, and at home
🌱 Understand when regulation curricula can be helpful and how to maximise their impact

Perfect for:
👩‍⚕️ Occupational Therapists
🗣️ Speech & Language Therapists
👩‍🏫 Teachers
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parents
❤️ Anyone supporting children with regulation and behavioural challenges

📅 Monday, 2 November
⏰ 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Singapore Time)
📍 In-Person Training
👥 Limited to 25 participants
🎓 CPE Claimable

This is more than a workshop about children's behaviour—it's an invitation to understand the role we play in creating the conditions for regulation, connection, and growth.

Reserve your place early to avoid disappointment.

🧠 From Play to Planning: Executive Functioning in Young ChildrenHow do children develop the ability to pay attention, re...
02/06/2026

🧠 From Play to Planning: Executive Functioning in Young Children

How do children develop the ability to pay attention, regulate their emotions, control impulses, and think ahead?

Join renowned Speech Therapist Sarah Ward for a practical and insightful session exploring how executive functioning develops through play and everyday experiences.

In this 90-minute LIVE online talk, you'll learn:
✨ How situational awareness and future thinking support executive functioning
✨ Practical strategies to strengthen executive functioning in play, therapy, home, and classroom settings
✨ Evidence-informed interventions that build attention, self-regulation, impulse control, and flexible problem-solving

Perfect for:
👩‍🏫 Teachers
🩺 Therapists
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parents
👥 Professionals supporting young children

📅 Thursday, 22 October
⏰ 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM (Singapore Time / SGT)
💻 Live Online + Q&A
💲 SGD $40

Whether you're supporting children at home, in the classroom, or in therapy, this session will provide practical tools you can start using immediately.

🔗 Register via the QR code or visit c-c.sg/events

Children don't need perfect parents—they need adults who understand their emotional needs. ❤️Join Eva de Gosztonyi, Seni...
02/06/2026

Children don't need perfect parents—they need adults who understand their emotional needs. ❤️

Join Eva de Gosztonyi, Senior Faculty and International Director at the Neufeld Institute, for an inspiring evening of learning and practical guidance.

Together we'll explore:
✨ What children truly need to thrive
✨ How to support their growth without adding more to your already busy life
✨ Ways to become the secure base every child needs

📅 Tuesday, 22 September
⏰ 7:30 PM (Singapore Time)
💻 Live Online (with Q&A)
Introductory Price: $40

Reserve your place today!

✨ Deepen Your Understanding of Child Development Through the DIR® Floortime™ Approach ✨Join us for an enriching 2-day in...
02/06/2026

✨ Deepen Your Understanding of Child Development Through the DIR® Floortime™ Approach ✨
Join us for an enriching 2-day in-person training with Chithra Kathiresan, DIR Floortime Faculty and Trainer with Profectum (USA), as we explore how relationships, emotions, and individual differences drive development and learning.
📅 24–25 August 2026
⏰ 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Singapore Time)
📍 In Person
Designed for:
🔹 Occupational Therapists (OTs)
🔹 Speech & Language Therapists (SLTs)
🔹 Professionals working with neurodiverse individuals
🔹 Parents seeking a deeper understanding of their child’s development
What you'll learn:
🌱 The key principles of DIR®
🌱 The role of emotions (affect) across the 9 Functional Emotional Developmental Capacities (FEDCs)
🌱 How to support development by understanding individual differences and leveraging relationships
🌱 Practical Floortime™ strategies to engage children through playful, meaningful interactions that foster connection, growth, and learning
✅ CPE Claimable
✅ Certificate of Attendance provided
✅ Endorsed by Profectum
Whether you're supporting children in therapy, the classroom, or at home, this training will equip you with practical tools and a developmental lens to better understand and support every child's unique journey.
📩 Limited seats available. Register now to secure your place.

Come join us for an afternoon of conversations, with a special life hack segment next month! We heard our previous parti...
26/05/2026

Come join us for an afternoon of conversations, with a special life hack segment next month! We heard our previous participants and have specially left space for some open mingling and hanging out at the end of the session for conversations to continue flowing.

This is open to public sign ups- please sign up with a friend if you'd like!
Email [email protected] or call us at 62547422 to register!

CALENDAR UPDATES: We have added even more client and professional events to our calendar for the next 6 months! Here's a...
18/05/2026

CALENDAR UPDATES:
We have added even more client and professional events to our calendar for the next 6 months! Here's an overview of what's coming; watch this space for more details!

CLIENT PROGRAMS:
1. Future Goggles
2. Independence Lab
3. Reading Comprehension for Teens
4. Youth Hangout

PROFESSIONAL & PARENT TRAININGS:
1. Fundamentals of DIR-Floortime Certification: ‘A Gleam in the Eye’
Speaker: Chithra Kathiresan
2. Support Regulation and Behaviour at home and in the classroom, through ‘Use of Self’
Speaker: Chithra Kathiresan

FOR PROFESSIONAL AND PARENTS (90 Min Online Talks)
1. Becoming the Answer your Child Needs
Speaker: Eva de Gosztonyi

2. From Play to Planning: Strategies to Shape the Development of Executive Function Skills in Young Learners
How early can we begin building executive function skills?
Speaker: Sarah Ward

3. Prediction and Planning: Helping Students Strengthen Executive Function for Reading, Writing, and Conversation
Speaker: Sarah Ward

First time at C&C? We got you and we are here for you. ❤️Coming to therapy for the first time can be daunting and uncert...
16/05/2026

First time at C&C?

We got you and we are here for you. ❤️Coming to therapy for the first time can be daunting and uncertain. Scroll on to see what you can expect at a first time, initial consult visit. ✨If you have more personal questions, feel free to contact us and we will be happy to chat! 📞

Address

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

Telephone

+6562547422

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