I am Eric. My public work began in 2002 as Singapore’s first autistic autism advocate. I retired from active advocacy in 2022 and now focus on my family and IT career.
This website brings together my experiences, writing and practical ideas for autistic lives. It is not only an autism-awareness site: I also explore inner growth, relationships and lessons from advocacy. My purpose is to help readers discover useful possibilities, not to speak for every autistic person. My past work included public talks, co-founding the WhatsApp Autism Community Singapore, and organising the Life After Death Autism Forum 2019 to explore life beyond parental care.
A central theme is Partnership Equality: people with different experiences and responsibilities working together as equals towards practical, mutually beneficial solutions. This approach informed the Action For Autistics Masterplan (AFAM). The NeuroDivergent Capability Partnership (NDCP) sets out an example organisational model for putting the masterplan into practice.
I consider both relevant to the challenges autistic adults and their families face in Singapore today. They are proposals rather than active services, and I am no longer pursuing their implementation. Their ideas remain available for others to assess, adapt and develop independently.
I may continue to update articles as my understanding develops and circumstances change. Writing lets me share what I have learned at low cost and on my own terms, without returning to the travel, speaking commitments and personal availability of active advocacy. I am not available for autism-related talks, interviews, advisory work or individual support requests.
This website remains dedicated to the Small but Mighty spirit. Lee Kuan Yew and the founding of Singapore helped inspire this outlook: taking our constraints seriously while developing the capabilities, relationships and resourcefulness to create possibilities beyond our apparent limitations. I explore what this means for autistic lives in Small but Mighty: What Singapore Can Teach Us About Disability.