OUR CLINICAL TEAM
CLINICAL DIRECTORS
Pamita Jayawardena
(MA Special and Inclusive Education)
Pamita Jayawardena holds a Masters of Special and Inclusive Education with University of Nottingham Malaysia and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Psychology from UCSI University. Pamita is experienced in areas of behaviour management, communication skills, social skills, community skills, self-help skills, language skills and more.
Laila Zechariah
(MSc ABA, BCBA)
Laila Zechariah completed her Masters of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and is a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA). As our in-house BCBA and a senior case supervisor, Laila works with our therapists and kids to provide supervision on areas such as behaviour management, language skills, social and play skills, school readiness, self-help skills and more.
CASE SUPERVISORS
Low Meiyee
(BA Psychology, Hons)
Eugenie Wong
(MSc Applied Child Psychology)
Ooi Ning Enn
(BSc Psychology, Hons)
Low Meiyee holds a Bachelor in Psychology (Hons) from HELP University. She began her career as a Behaviour Therapist in 2015. Meiyee is well versed in areas of behaviour management, language and communication skills, social skills, school readiness and more.
Eugenie Wong obtained her Masters in Applied Child Psychology from Nottingham Trent University (UK) and her Bachelor in Psychological Science from the University of Adelaide (Australia). Amongst her areas of experience include behaviour management, communication and language skills, social skills, school readiness and more.
Ooi Ning Enn holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Psychology from University of Nottingham Malaysia and in currently pursuing a Master of Education in Special Education. Ning Enn also has 1.5 years experience working with children on the spectrum in Singapore.
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST | PROGRAM SUPERVISOR
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Caryn Yeoh Chia Ling
(MSc Clinical Psychology,UoC)
Caryn Yeoh is a registered Clinical Psychologist with the Malaysian Society of Clinical Psychology (CP1-0309). She holds a Master of Clinical Psychology (UoC) and a BSc (Hons) in Psychology from the International Medical University. Caryn started her career as a Behaviour Therapist in 2015 and has had over 9 years of experience providing services for individuals with diverse neurodiversity. Caryn is currently holding on a dual-capacity as our Program Supervisor and our in-house Clinical Psychologist.
PROGRAM SUPERVISORS
Dhivya Dharsinii
(BA Psychology, Hons)
Dhivya Dharsinii holds a Bachelor of Psychology (Hons) from HELP University. She began her career as a Behaviour Therapist in 2017 and was promoted to Lead Senior Therapist in 2021. Dhivya was further promoted to the role of a Program Supervisor in 2023.
Calvin Mak
(BA Psychology, Hons)
Calvin Mak holds a Bachelor of Psychology (Hons) degree from HELP University. He started his role as a Behaviour Therapist in 2018 and was promoted to Senior Behaviour Therapist in 2021, and then to Program Supervisor is 2024. Calvin has had experience working with children with ASD on 1-to-1 settings as well as in group settings.
SENIOR BEHAVIOUR THERAPISTS
Lionel Chiam
(BA Psychology, Hons)
Lionel Chiam receives his Bachelor of Psychology (Hons) degree from HELP University. He began his career as a Behaviour Therapist in 2019 and advanced to the role as a Senior Behaviour Therapist in 2021.
Celine Chow
(BA Psychology, Hons)
Celine Chow holds a Bachelor of Psychology (Hons) degree from UCSI University. She joined Autism Link as a Behaviour Therapist in 2021 and was promoted to the role of a Senior Behaviour Therapist in 2022.
Yeenduja Mahadevan
(BSc Psychology, Hons)
Yeenduja Mahadevan holds a Bachelor of Science degree with Honors in Psychology from the University of Essex (UK). She started her role as a Behaviour Therapist in 2020 and was promoted to Senior Behaviour Therapist in 2022.
Desmond Lai
(BSc Psychology, Hons)
Joanne Long Zhu En
(BSc Psychology and
Cognitive Neuroscience, Hons)
Desmond Lai receives his Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Psychology with Troy University, United States from SEGi University Malaysia. He started his career as a Behaviour Therapist in 2021 and was promoted to the role as a Senior Behaviour Therapist in 2023.
Joanne Long receives her Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience degree from The University of Nottingham (Malaysia). She began her career as a Behaviour Therapist in 2021 and advanced to the role as a Senior Behaviour Therapist is 2023.
OUR INTERNATIONAL BCBA CONSULTANTS
Autism Partnership Singapore serves as a consultant to Autism Link since 2009. Autism Partnership Singapore is an integral part of Autism Partnership (AP), a leading global provider of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
Parents have the opportunity to access consultation services from Autism Partnership Singapore. For further information, please schedule a consultation with our Clinical Director.
BEHAVIOUR THERAPISTS
Our team of Therapists are key to the success of our centre. They are dedicated, passionate, and responsible individuals who work with our families and children in one-to-one setting and school settings, carrying out the program goals identified by our Supervisors and Consultants.
All our Therapists have obtained at least a Bachelor’s
Degree in relevant fields from local or overseas
universities. On top of that, they have gone through
more than 400 hours of training in their first year and
over 200 hours of ongoing training every year
thereafter by local and overseas experts in the field.
Being highly skilled and experienced, together with the
intensive and extensive support, our Therapists perform
their duties with great expertise, confidence, and care.
Training for our Therapists comes in many forms:
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Pre-Service Intensive Training and Orientation: -
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All new hires are required to complete a
240-hour pre-service training and orientation
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The training and orientation include, but are not limited to the form of lectures, case studies, role-play, case observations, and practical hands-on sessions closely monitored by our Clinical Supervisors.
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Weekly Supervision: -
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Our Therapists receive over 400 hours of induction training and 1:1 supervision by our Clinical Supervisors and Consultants in their first year on the job.
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They continue to receive over 200 hours of supervision per year in the form of weekly supervisions, clinics and team meetings specific to their respective cases, which helps to monitor and evaluate the quality of our services and to track the progress of our students.
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Our Therapists are formally evaluated through supervision and review meetings with our Director of Training on an ongoing basis.
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Evaluations are based on Therapist’s practical skills, programming skills, communication skills, organization skills as well as professionalism and leadership qualities.
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OUR FOUNDER
Malbir Dhaliwal
Malbir is a parent of twins with Autism who were diagnosed in 2003. While she was residing with her family in Singapore, the twins were placed in an intensive ABA programme provided by Autism Partnership Singapore.
Upon returning to Malaysia in 2009, she established Autism Link with the clinical support of Autism Partnership Hong Kong and Singapore. Malbir oversees and is actively involved in the day-to-day operations at Autism Link.