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Autism therapist fined for dragging 4-year-old boy onto floor

By Straits Times Singapore · Published by Everything Blog

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Tricia Lee Hsien, a Singapore autism therapist, was fined S$5,000 for dragging a 4-year-old boy with Asperger’s syndrome onto the floor during a home lesson. The incident occurred after the child hit her and knocked off her spectacles.

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Tricia Lee Hsien was fined for causing hurt to a child with autism.: Tricia Lee Hsien was fined for causing hurt to a child with autism.
The incident involved a 4-year-old boy with Asperger’s syndrome.: The incident involved a 4-year-old boy with Asperger’s syndrome.
The child hit the therapist and knocked off her spectacles.: The child hit the therapist and knocked off her spectacles.

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- A Singapore autism therapist, Tricia Lee Hsien, was fined S$5,000 after pleading guilty to causing hurt to a four-year-old boy with Asperger’s syndrome.

- Court heard she dragged the child off a chair onto the floor during a home lesson after he hit her and knocked off her spectacles.

- The boy’s mother was shocked after viewing CCTV footage, reported the case to police, and the therapist was sacked.

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SINGAPORE – A behavioural therapist was fined after she dragged a boy with Asperger’s syndrome, a form of autism, from a chair onto the floor.

Tricia Lee Hsien, 29, was fined $5,000 on Oct 28 after pleading guilty to one count of voluntarily causing hurt to a person below 14.

She was employed by Autism Recovery Network Singapore in January 2024.

The next month, she was assigned to conduct lessons with the four-year-old boy in his home.

The boy’s parents had installed a security camera in his room but did not intervene during lessons, even when he threw tantrums, as they trusted Lee.

During a lesson on June…

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Autism therapist fined for dragging 4-year-old boy onto floor

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