Athena Inclusion has teamed up with one of the UAE's top therapeutic providers; Lifeworks Centre. We come together to support our students through the expertise of specialised therapists. Lifeworks collaborates with us to help us in identifying individual needs, improving our understanding of those needs and through therapeutic interventions. We offer a range of services, in your school at a highly discounted price. All therapists are fully qualified and registered to practice in the UAE. Having expert therapists in the school each week ensures that student's needs are more accurately identified, teachers have access to expert opinions and on the spot training and collaboration. This has a profound impact on the student's experience and improves teaching and learning.
ABA
SLT
Applied Behaviour Analysis
Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is a method of therapy used to improve or change specific behaviors. In simple terms, ABA changes the environment in order to change the behavior. ABA has been empirically shown to be effective in a wide variety of areas, including parent training, substance abuse treatment, dementia management, brain injury rehabilitation, occupational safety intervention, among others. However, because ABA was first applied to the treatment of individuals with intellectual disabilities and autism, this practice area has the largest evidence base and has received the most recognition.Our professional team is here to guide our students and their families every step of the way throughout their educational journeys.
Speech & Language Therapy
Speech and language therapy works to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in children and adults.enable them to communicate to the best of their ability: difficulty producing or using speech. difficulty understanding or using language.
OT
Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy helps children with a variety of developmental delays to develop age-appropriate physical skills, and assesses their fine and gross motor skills, attention, balance, and cognitive and sensory integration. This approach also addresses behavioral difficulties in students including Eating Disorders Social & Emotional difficulties as well as addiction.
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