Permata plans to build more Permata Kurnia centres for autistic children

KUALA LUMPUR: Patron of the Permata Negara programme Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor yesterday said they were planning to build more Permata Kurnia centres in the country to provide pre-school education for children with autism.
The prime minister's wife said the first Permata Kurnia centre in Sentul here had begun operations on Nov 3 last year as a pilot project offering pre-school education programme for autistic children aged between four to seven years.
"Permata really wants to have more Permata Kurnia centres to help children with autism, but it's still in the planning stage," she told reporters after visiting the Permata Kurnia centre in Sentul here yesterday.
During the two-hour visit, Rosmah was also briefed on the daily activities lined up for the 241 autistic children at the centre and listened to the experiences shared by their parents.
"This Permata Kurnia centre here is a pilot project implemented to identify problems and improvements needed for the programme," Rosmah said. — Bernama