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Our Team

A team of 8 specialists with academic and professional credentials, working together so every child gets the support they deserve.

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Doaa Zakaria

Director of Training Programs

  • BA in Education & Psychology — Damascus University
  • Over 20 years of experience in training and supervising educational programs for children in Kuwait
Certificates & Courses
  • Working with Children with ADHD — Kuwait University
  • Learning Difficulties Specialist — Center for Child Evaluation & Teaching
  • Autism: Theory & Practice — ASK
  • Certified in the Stanford-Binet Scale
  • HSPC Test
  • Portage Program for Comprehensive Early Childhood Development

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Mohammad Ziad

Occupational Therapist

  • BSc in Occupational Therapy — Jordan University of Science and Technology
  • Over 12 years of experience in pediatric occupational therapy: developing motor and sensory abilities and independence skills
Certificates & Courses
  • Introduction to Behavior Modification
  • Sensory Integration — University of Jordan

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Ahmad Iseifan

Behavior Modification Specialist

  • BA in Special Education — Al-Balqa Applied University
  • Over 6 years of experience in behavior modification and skills development
Certificates & Courses
  • Learning Difficulties — University of Jordan
  • Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) — University of Jordan
  • Autism — University of Jordan
  • Special Education Curriculum Design & Teaching Methods

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Rawan Assi

Special Education & Behavior Modification Specialist

  • BA in Special Education — Applied Sciences Institute (Kuwait)
  • More than 8 years of experience
Certificates & Courses
  • ADHD, Behavioral Testing & Educational Inclusion — Jordanian Society for Hearing and Speech
  • VB-MAPP Verbal Behavior Assessment
  • RBT program accredited by the BACB
  • Independence & Autism supervised by Dr. Peter Vermeulen
  • Learning Difficulties — UCA
  • Portage Early Intervention Program — Gulf Knowledge

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Mariam Thabet

Speech & Hearing Specialist

  • BSc in Speech & Hearing — Jordan University of Science and Technology
  • 6 years of experience with children and adults across centers, schools and clinics
Certificates & Courses
  • Diagnosis of Speech & Hearing Disorders — King Abdullah University Hospital
  • RBT Program — BACB
  • Diploma in Educational Counseling — AIGTC
  • Certified Educational Consultant — BIFTC
  • Sign Language

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Rawan Asaad

Speech & Hearing Specialist

  • BSc in Speech & Hearing — Al-Ahliyya Amman University
  • Several years of experience in speech and language disorders and developing children’s communication skills
Certificates & Courses
  • Motor Speech Series
  • Language Assessment & Therapy
  • Independence & Autism in Therapy and Education — with Dr. Peter Vermeulen