The Rehabilitation Society visits the British Autistic Society to grant the Ali Al Tamimi Autism Center British accreditation and confirm the quality of its international services

Mr. David Slocombe, Autism Services Accreditation Consultant at the British Autistic Society (NAS), and Ms. Saffron Gallup, Autism Services Accreditation Consultant at the British Autism Society (NAS), visited the Tahail Association in the afternoon. Today, Saturday, 02/25/2023, they were received upon their arrival at the association’s headquarters by the Secretary-General of the Rehabilitation Association, Mr. Fahd Al-Wahaibi, the General Director of the Association’s Branches, Mr. Yousef Al-Rumaih, Dr. Ahmed Ezzedine, General Director of Technical Affairs, and Dr. Hazem Badawi, Director of Health Services. At the association, Mr. Muhammad Al-Omari, Director of Special Education Services at the association, and Chairman of the Executive Committee for British Accreditation, At the association, Mr. Khaled Al-Qarawi, Director of the Tamimi Autism Center in its men’s section and Vice-Chairman of the Executive Committee for British Accreditation, and Ms. Manahel Al-Maiman, Director of the Tamimi Autism Center in its women’s branch and member of the Executive Committee for British Accreditation. Dr. Khawla Al-Khashaiban, technical supervisor of the Tamimi Center and member of the Executive Committee for British Accreditation, Professor Loujain Al-Musaed, member of the Executive Committee, and Professor Muhammad Taha, member of the Executive Committee. 

Important information session:

The visit began with an important introductory session inside the hall of the General Secretariat building, which included providing comprehensive and additional information about the association presented by the Secretary-General, Mr. Fahd Al-Wahaibi, in which he explained the association’s aspirations in its present and future to be the best Arab association to serve persons with disabilities in the year 2024 AD and the best among ten. Associations around the world in the year 2028 AD, stressing that the association is looking forward today to obtaining British accreditation, from the most prestigious British Autism Association (NAS), which is visiting us today, which is the association specialized globally in people with autism spectrum disorder for more than 50 years in working with people with the diagnosis. With autism spectrum disorder, Mr. Fahd Al-Wahaibi added, saying, “The Tahheel Society has partnerships, agreements, and memorandums of understanding with the largest and most famous global centers for serving people with disabilities, whether in the United States of America, or in Europe, and similar centers in India in the field of rehabilitation and physical therapy, and has held conferences.” And international forums and forums specialized in disability, rehabilitation, training and education according to the finest international principles and standards.

Documentary presentation about the Tamimi Autism Center Rehabilitation and Services Association:

The visiting team then watched a documentary presentation about the association, its mission and goals to serve people with disabilities, and a similar presentation presented by Dr. Khawla Al-Khashaiban, technical supervisor of the Tamimi Center and member of the Executive Committee for British Accreditation, about the association’s services, the services of the Ali Al-Tamimi Center for Autism, and the center’s indicators of achievements for the year 2022. After the meeting ended, the delegation watched. Part of the celebrations of the association’s internal scholarship students, they shared their joy with the students, their parents, and their families on the founding day. Then the team went to the Ali Al Tamimi Autism Center and took a field tour of all the center’s facilities and looked at the capabilities and equipment. Professor/ Muhammad Al-Omari, director of the association’s special education services, was with them on this tour. And the Chairman of the Executive Committee for British Accreditation, and members of the Executive Committee for British Accreditation at the Society, in the presence of a number of specialists at the center. The team saw the center’s units and its educational, medical, psychological, and health departments, and the sensory rooms. They also viewed the comprehensive clinics center with its specialties, as well as the gym, and the center’s external courtyard. And its sports fields.

a. Muhammad Al-Omari, Director of Special Education Services and Chairman of the Executive Committee for British Accreditation, at Taheel Association: British accreditation will enhance the quality outcomes of services provided to autistic children at the Tamimi Autism Center. Mr. Mohamed Al-Omari, Director of Special Education Services and Chairman of the Executive Committee for British Accreditation, at the Association, indicated, saying, “This visit will continue until Tuesday, 02/28/2023 AD, and comes in light of the Association’s strategic directions and its endeavor to obtain this accreditation to enhance the quality outcomes of services provided to children with autism.” At Al Tamimi Autism Center, by adopting its application of international standards and providing the best reliable programs in the rehabilitation, training and education of the autism spectrum disorder category. 

Important goals and high-quality services:

Mr. Muhammad Al-Omari stressed that one of the most important goals of Al-Tamimi Autism Center obtaining British accreditation is to ensure the provision of high-quality services to the autism spectrum disorder group and their families, as well as the ability to identify all the challenges facing autistic children and how to find appropriate solutions to them, and the importance of developing the functional competencies and qualitative expertise of the cadres. Working at the Tamimi Autism Center, while ensuring the provision of an environment appropriate to the characteristics of children with autism spectrum disorder, and Mr. Muhammad Al-Omari added, saying: (This visit has important objectives and important evaluation axes, including: matching the level of commitment of the Tamimi Autism Center to applying the standards of the British Association through the axes. next: