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First scientific forum to boost autism centers
JEDDAH, November 11, SPA – Twenty Arab countries are participating in
the first four-day scientific autism forum at the Jeddah Chamber of
Commerce and Industry which will conclude its four-day works on
Wednesday.
About 800 men and women from Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania,
Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Yemen, Jordan and Palestine and 20
autism children are participating in the Forum. In addition, experts
from Germany, France, USA and Britain are taking part in the
deliberations.
The scientific forum, under the patronage of Prince Talal Bin Abdul
Aziz Al-Saud, chief of the Arab Gulf Program for United Nations
Organizations (AGFUND) was held under the theme “Autism: reality and
future.”
The Forum is aimed at managing and identifying the right requirements
and needs of autistic children and children with special needs
through human development concepts, according to a report published
today by Saudi Gazette.
Prince Talal called for enhancing efforts in the domain of autism at
AGFUND which will continue to empower this sector and support its
programs.
“Our efforts should focus on raising awareness on integrating them
in society, enhancing services offered to them, "creating database of
various kinds of autism devoting attention to diagnosis to go hand in
hand in establishing necessary rehabilitation and vocational centers,
" said Prince Talal.
“We hope that the outcome of this forum will supplement efforts and
that your recommendations will be implemented,” Prince Talal added.
Dr. Paul Shattock, vice president of the World Autism Organization,
urged integration of the autistic children in the society by giving
them a chance to share and creating meaningful decisions and to
encourage them rather than threaten or abuse them.
“On April 2nd 2008, the UN hosted its first Autism Awareness Day
which was substantially the result of efforts from the state of
Qatar. It will be repeated in 2009 and we hope for much bigger
international input,” said Dr. Shattock.
The event is being managed by Renad Company to celebrate the
establishment of Jeddah Autism Center which works with cooperation
from Al-Faisaliya Women’s Welfare Society as the first autism center
in the Arab World since 1993.
Princess Fahdah Bint Saud Al-Saud, head of the Faisaliya Woman’s
Welfare Society, identified the main goals of the forum. They are,
she said, to provide all official and private institutions to build
centers for autistic children, to contribute our universities to
prepare application researches for autism disturbances, to open
special departments for this aspect and to finance these scientific
researches in this regard.
--SPA
the first four-day scientific autism forum at the Jeddah Chamber of
Commerce and Industry which will conclude its four-day works on
Wednesday.
About 800 men and women from Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania,
Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Yemen, Jordan and Palestine and 20
autism children are participating in the Forum. In addition, experts
from Germany, France, USA and Britain are taking part in the
deliberations.
The scientific forum, under the patronage of Prince Talal Bin Abdul
Aziz Al-Saud, chief of the Arab Gulf Program for United Nations
Organizations (AGFUND) was held under the theme “Autism: reality and
future.”
The Forum is aimed at managing and identifying the right requirements
and needs of autistic children and children with special needs
through human development concepts, according to a report published
today by Saudi Gazette.
Prince Talal called for enhancing efforts in the domain of autism at
AGFUND which will continue to empower this sector and support its
programs.
“Our efforts should focus on raising awareness on integrating them
in society, enhancing services offered to them, "creating database of
various kinds of autism devoting attention to diagnosis to go hand in
hand in establishing necessary rehabilitation and vocational centers,
" said Prince Talal.
“We hope that the outcome of this forum will supplement efforts and
that your recommendations will be implemented,” Prince Talal added.
Dr. Paul Shattock, vice president of the World Autism Organization,
urged integration of the autistic children in the society by giving
them a chance to share and creating meaningful decisions and to
encourage them rather than threaten or abuse them.
“On April 2nd 2008, the UN hosted its first Autism Awareness Day
which was substantially the result of efforts from the state of
Qatar. It will be repeated in 2009 and we hope for much bigger
international input,” said Dr. Shattock.
The event is being managed by Renad Company to celebrate the
establishment of Jeddah Autism Center which works with cooperation
from Al-Faisaliya Women’s Welfare Society as the first autism center
in the Arab World since 1993.
Princess Fahdah Bint Saud Al-Saud, head of the Faisaliya Woman’s
Welfare Society, identified the main goals of the forum. They are,
she said, to provide all official and private institutions to build
centers for autistic children, to contribute our universities to
prepare application researches for autism disturbances, to open
special departments for this aspect and to finance these scientific
researches in this regard.
--SPA
