ABA Center for Special Needs

ABA center for special needs is a private, not-for-profit organization that provides a wide variety of services to individuals and their families who face the life-long challenges of developmental disabilities, autism, pervasive developmental disorder, Asperger's syndrome, attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactive disorder, developmental delays, Down's syndrome, cerebral palsy etc.

We always strive hard to extract the exceptional skills in the child which are really essential to living in the society. As a special needs center/school, we offer our services in Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah and neighboring emirates in the United Arab Emirates(UAE). Among the special needs school in Dubai/Sharjah, we are the only special needs school following a full-fledged ABA curriculum.We are the only school who has Board Certified Behavior Analyst(BCBA), who is in charge of designing ABA Therapy programs for individuals, Providing ABA Therapy training for the ABA Therapists, supervising the ABA Therapy sessions etc.

Applying Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) principles and techniques to tap the unlimited potential of children with special needs. This process allows our students to develop a love for learning so they may fully enjoy their family, community, and all that life has to offer. As each student grows and learns, their personality and individual character matures allowing them to benefit from and most importantly contribute to society as adults.

Our Special needs center has a wonderful team of speech and language pathologist, Occupational therapist, special educators(specialized in autism treatment), ABA Therapist(ABA Therapy trained by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst(BCBA), Clinical Psychologist and a board certified behavior analyst. An individual education plan will be developed for each child and it will be continuously monitored.

We encourage volunteers to join our advisory boards and to help pay for our services through their individual contributions and donations of goods and services. This support is vital to the ongoing success of our organization.

At ABA center for special needs, we aim to provide a happy, secure and highly professional care giving the environment for an individual with special needs in which they develop and learn. We focus to develop the children's capacity to work and thrive within a group as well as their ability to work on their own.We follow a full-fledged Applied Behavior Analysis curriculum mainly for children with autism. ABA center for special needs has the vision to support special needs children with

• Asperger's syndrome
• Learning disability
• PDD-Pervasive developmental disorder
• Autism
• ADD-attention deficit disorder
• Learning disability
• Developmental delays
• Cerebral palsy
• ADHD-Attention deficit hyperactive disorder
• Down's syndrome
• Speech and hearing problems

To provide empowering and caring environments which will productively change our student's lives.Each child at the center works on an Applied Behavior Analysis/ABA therapeutic program designed around a broad and varied curriculum but geared to meet their individual needs. It is this specific child centered education and structured support that will help to maximize the skills of the kids and help them achieve their full potential as adults.

• To provide very early intensive intervention for children under 12 years
• To offer an Applied Behavioural Analysis(ABA) based learning complemented by other proper techniques for communication which includes & Makaton
• To help the children to integrate into the main school and continuously support their ongoing needs
• To provide a proper child-centric curriculum which meets each child's individual requirements

The ABA center for special needs will adopt Applied Behavior Analysis program and offers a proven teaching system which is designed to meet the individual's specific needs. We use ABA to deliver a broad curriculum in line with each child's Individual Education Plan (IEP). Training the staff is a very important part of this system. Staffs are well trained to deliver the ABA program by a Board certified Behavior Analyst.
Each kid's program involves breaking down tasks into learnable elements and teaching them until mastery is achieved. The child is constantly rewarded for desired behavior with the systematic use of positive reinforcement and praise. Every single element of the teaching process is continuously tracked and assessed. This tracking process helps the staffs to identify the negative and positive of the child and help them to progress in the targeted direction.

The ABA center for special needs teaching staff receives intensive training, and their skills are assessed on an ongoing basis to ensure that standards are maintained. Staff training is an integral part of the ABA system, which believes that investing in the staff is investing in the child's future. Applied Behavioural Analysis research has shown a direct correlation between the ultimate outcome for children and the expertise of the instructional personnel.

The ABA center for special needs will continue to provide support for those children able to attend mainstream school according to the need of the individual by providing

• Specially trained one to one supporters
• Special classes and workshops devised for special needs children
• A focus on their special needs
• Ongoing support and assistance for parents, carers, and siblings