In August 2016, Ho received positive reviews[19] when, on a state visit to the White House to mark 50 years of bilateral relations between the US and Singapore,[20] she carried a pouch designed by an autistic student from Pathlight School (under its Artist Development Program).[21] Ho is an advisor to the Autism Resource Centre (ARC), a non-profit charity in charge of Pathlight School, and had acquired the pouch at an ARC fundraising event.[22] Ho is also a patron of the Autism Association of Singapore.[23]