The majority of children with special needs suffer from physical developmental problems, in particular, the soft tissue tightness, which adversely affects the daily lives and learning performance of the children, such as their sitting postures in class, writing, getting dressed, cycling and swimming. Passive stretching is one of the most commonly used treatment techniques applied by physiotherapists to ease the soft tissue tightness problem, and facilitate their gross motor development, thereby contributing to a higher quality of life of the children affected. The publication marshals the clinical experience of the Physiotherapist Team of Heep Hong and is dedicated to parents of children with special needs for their training at home. The booklet expounds on the types and causes of soft tissue tightness, and demonstrates with pictures the skills of stretching children’s neck, body, upper extremities and lower extremities. Parents are advised to follow the instructions and guidelines mentioned in the booklet in doing stretching for their children. Practice always makes perfect! The booklet was sponsored by the Partnership Fund for The Disadvantaged.

Designed by the physiotherapist team, the "Touch and Sweep" app includes 10 games for increasing children’s motivation in performing physical activities. Children with severe intellectual disabilities and limited body control can easily play the audio-visual games with simple ‘touch and swipe’ – just as the name suggests. The games incorporate elements of training in various areas such as visual-motor and auditory-motor, basic cognition, social interaction and emotional development. The vivid images and sound effects will keep children engaged and interested. Parents, teachers and rehabilitation therapists will find this app useful not only in training children’s physical abilities but also in helping children learn about everyday life.   As some children have difficulties with body control, concentration or verbal understanding, adult assistance may be required when using the ‘Touch and Swipe’ app. Adults should ensure that the children are using the tablets properly and safely.  The "Touch & Sweep" app, designed by the Heep Hong Society's physiotherapist team, divided into 2 volumes. Volume 1 With 10 daily scenarios, using life experience and cognitive themes to inspire physically handicapped children to make the following simple actions through control, which will trigger interesting audiovisual effects: Touch anywhere on the screen Touch and hold the screen Touch the target Repeated touch action The app is available for free on Google Play Store and Apple App Store by searching the keywords ‘Heep Hong Society’. (The app is available in Chinese only)