Teacher Weng has been in the allied health profession for almost 12 years. She started as a full-time Speech Pathologist at Cupertino Center for Special Children and a part-time therapist at the Rehabilitation Department of Santo Tomas University Hospital. She worked in these institutions for seven years. It was when she got married that she moved to the south and started working as a part-time Speech Pathologist and Reading Teacher at Communicare Therapy Center for Children. She graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Speech Pathology from the University of the Philippines, Manila in 1993. She also became a lecturer at the Department of Speech Communication and Theater Arts in UP Diliman. She became Lecturer II in November 1995 at the College of Allied Medical Professions, Department of Speech Pathology in UP Manila. At present, she is the Program Director of Trails Center for Children.

Teacher Weng has handled children with communication problems due to autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, mental retardation, cerebral palsy, hearing impairment and cleft lip and palate. She is also handling reading intervention sessions for children-at-risk. She is currently finishing her research paper for the completion of her Masters degree in Reading Education at UP Diliman, where she also became a University Scholar in SY 1998-99.

She has been a Board Member of the Philippine Association of Speech Pathologists (PASP) from December 1995-May 2000. She is currently a member of the Autism Society of the Philippines, Reading Association of the Philippines and International Reading Association. She attended numerous seminars on autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, congenital abnormalities as well as conferences on literacy.

She spends quality time with her husband and they consider themselves as movie buffs. Her interests include swimming, reading and baking. She initially wanted a clinic in the comfort of her own home so she can conceive a child, little did she know that the clinic will grow to become a center with over a hundred clients served in its first year. Her commitment, dedication and experience paved the way for an unusual offspring-Trails Center for Children.

Read Teacher Weng's article Beyond the Spectrum.