Revised : 27, Oct. 2007
Prelude | Louis Program Training Course | Develpoment of Program | Extended Courses
Prelude
Hundreds of families have had direct contact with Louis Program and have received great support and encouragement, and countless of those with indirect contact with Louis Program . All families who have committed to conducting this program at home have witnessed the obvious improvements in their children and each of the families is happier everyday .
Misconceptions of Autism
Misguided by the media , most people have wrongly identified Autism with ingenuity , powerful memory or musical talent . Actually, people with such abilities, ie. the Asperger’s Geek cases , are no more than 3% of the autistic population .

Autism is caused by neuro-defects hampering the victims’ learning, communicative , speech , cognitive , sensory and interpersonal skills .

Though they look normal , only one-third have normal intelligence while the rest have below average intelligence or mild mental handicap . More than half have no verbal ability . Due to their cognitive impairment , they also tend to be slow learners .
Parents' Struggling
It took most parents a long time to accept the diagnosis, going through hard struggle , denial , deluding themselves with false hopes that the queer behaviour would gradually wear out and a‘ genius ’would emerge while harsh reality and disillusionment bring guilt , self-blame , even the desire to give up .
Why Home Training ?
There are diverse schools of thought and treatment methods for autism , most of which carried out in special schools and centres . But the technical terminology involved have caused parents to think that only‘ experts ’can help their children . Such classic theories could be simplified and applied in the teaching of the children . After years of practice and subsequent revisions , Louis Program offers simple , practical ways for the training for autistic/mentally impaired children to be carried out by parents or others .

Currently , the people involved in helping autistic children include medical specialists , nurses , paediatricians , clinical psychologists , occupational and speech therapists , teachers and social workers at special schools . As their specialisms differ , not many can offer comprehensive training . Due to limited resources , neither can they provide training continuously on a daily basis – all the more reason for early home training so that each autistic child can benefit from proper teaching and nurturing .
Who could best teach the autistic ?
The improvement to be made by individuals hinges on each's ability , some reports say that only a small number of high-function autistic people can finish university , get a job and lead an independent life . Yet , we believe God makes everyone unique . Each can make improvement in cognition , self - care and social skills through love and guidance from others .

In fact , many studies around the world have pointed to the effectiveness of one-to-one training and early intervention . There is no better choice than a well - structured , systematic program involving one-to-one daily training by parents themselves .