Aida Fares Shaaban
Special education
She holds several certificates, including:
- Diploma in postgraduate studies, special education, from Damascus University
She works in several fields, including:
- She co-founded the Ras Al Khaimah Autism Center
- A teacher at Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services
- Teacher at Sharjah Autism Center
- Assistant Director at the Cerebral Palsy Center in Damascus
- A teacher at the Intellectual Development Center in Damascus
- She participated in establishing Al-Raja Association for People with Special Needs in Damascus
- I contributed to training families at home and creating special programs at home for families and children
- She contributed to the establishment of the Ras Al Khaimah Autism Center in 2007 and 2008
- Assessing children’s cases and training teachers – family counseling and visits to prisoners (home visits) at the Ras Al Khaimah Autism Center
- Attending a training course: Suggested methods and strategies for developing joint attention and attention skills for people with autism at the Ajman Disabled Rehabilitation Center during October 2013.
- A training course in ABA level 111, in sensory integration, therapy and development of linguistic processes in December 2013.
- A training course in educating and rehabilitating people with special needs (mental disability) in partnership with the French Equality Association from 1982 to 1986.
- A training course on pronunciation in Kuwait in 1989 for three months.
- A training course in (occupational therapy) in Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services in 1996
- Attending an autism conference in Kuwait in 2000
- Attending a seminar with the Ministry of Social Affairs in 2001
- Attending a training course for mental disabilities in Lebanon, Broumana, in 1998, for two weeks
- Attending a training course (organized education) for autistic people based on the Teach program for two weeks with Mr. Rolf
- Attending a training course on the causes of autism and treatment methods, Mr. Rolf Magener
- Attending a training course on diagnosing and treating autism cases, Mr. Rolf Magener
- Attending training courses on the practical application of the (TECH) program with Professor Tobias at the Sharjah Autism Center from 2004 to 2009.
- A 16-hour course for measuring mental experiences and intelligence tests
- Attend training and behavior modification courses for the three-level ABA program
- Attending a training course in behavior modification for the mentally disabled
- Attend a training course on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Attending a practical training course at the Dubai Autism Center for three weeks
- In addition to attending a number of workshops (on self-development, the art of communicating with others, neuro-linguistic programming, and a course in body language).
- Attending a conference in Abu Dhabi on autism in 2008
- Attending a conference in Abu Dhabi on autism in 2009
- Attending lectures and discussion panels in the field of work, family counseling, and awareness in schools about the inclusion of individuals with special needs, whether at Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services or other centers where I worked. I delivered several lectures on how to train children with autism and learning difficulties at various centers for people of determination in Sharjah, Dubai, and Ras Al Khaimah. I also conducted research on training children with autism.
