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Prince Sultan University Visits the Saudi

Finger Print Center for Special Needs

By Ghazala Imran (Psychology and Pricilla B. Leander, and Ms. Nouf Aba Hussain required therapy at their scheduled time under provides sensory exercises with latest and
Communication Lecturer, Deanship of gave us a tour of the entire center. During the professional staff and their assistants. One of the well managed visual, physical, and auditory
Educational Services) tour, we had an opportunity to meet interns speech pathologists of the center explained how equipment to channelize sensory issues and
and Tahira Hoke (Psychology and Communication and graduates from Princess Nourah University, she uses several techniques to give exposure enhance focus in kids. During our tour, a few
Lecturer, Deanship of Educational Services; various specialists required to treat Autistic to a child about daily life things and how to children with mild autism interacted with us
Director of the Evaluation and Academic Children, and also interact with children who pronounce them. She also works on developing greeted us, and put "Star" stickers on our hands.
Accreditation Center had varying degrees of the Autism Spectrum children’s’ receptive and expressive language It was a beautiful gesture and a product of the
Disorder. According to the Center's staff, the uses total communication process to help teaching from the center. Overall, we hope
Saud Abdullah Al Kriedies was a young man center strives to help children develop skills that children understand and convey a message. One to share information about various education
that graduated from high school. He died in a will allow the children to overcome some of the of the psychologists of the center told us that centers in Riyadh that are supporting parents
car accident in Riyadh. In memory of her son, issues described in this article and gradually she observes the behavior of the kids and train and encouraging communities to accept
Shaikha Dareah Al Fabah built four Autism integrate with children into regular schools. them towards acceptance of others, control children with special needs and rehabilitate
centers. On Monday, April 16th, PSU faculty At present, there are 13 children with an age in aggression and daily life skills by providing them in society. If you are a PSU student
members (Ms. Arooj Yaswi, Ms. Ghazala Imran, range of 3 to 12 years are getting education them the facility to have a group or individual or faculty interested in volunteering during
and Ms. Tahira Hoke) and Community Service and training in the center that we visited. play therapy with all the required accessories. the summer or fall semester, please send
and Continuing Education Center coordinators The center provides services related to both She calls parents once a month and counsels an email to thoke@psu.edu.sa. If you are a
(Ms. Al Hanouf Al-Tharwa and Ms. Adhwa Al teaching and training of the autistic kids so that them regarding child's needs and follow-up non-PSU community member, please call Ms.
Soughayer) had an opportunity to visit one within a period they can adjust not only in their training guidance at home. She also keeps the Priscilla B. Lander at 0551579591 (or email
of the Saud Basma (FingerPrint) Center for home environment but can also rehabilitate in record each child's behavior improvement and her at redneal1958@gmail.com). For more
Special Needs. The purpose of the visit was to society. The center was well-equipped, clean milestones. information about Autism, please visit the Saudi
identify ways PSU students from psychology and and environment-friendly. The Center has As Autistic children’s lack of eye contact is mainly Autistic Society http://saautism.org/autism/ or
communication courses could volunteer and Vocational, Psychology and Speech therapy due to malfunctioning in the visual processing the International Society for Autistic Research
support the center. Ms. Nawal Al Ansari, Ms. department where children are receiving system. Hence, the vocational department http://www.autism-insar.org/

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Academic Role of Honour

Dr Gordon Cheung (SAM, 2005) has Professor Ted Melhuish (SCR Global Management Accounting? Accountants (IMA). convened a conference on 'Visions
edited a special virtual issue in East Member 20162018-) gave oral The Rhetoric and Reality of Paul Riseborough (MPhil European du Monde, Reading the Complexity
Asia: An International Quarterly evidence to the Education Management Accounting Practices Politics and Society, 2001) has been of the World' as part of the launch
entitled 'North Korea, China and the Committee on Tuesday 12 June to in the Gulf Cooperation Council elected as a Fellow of the Aspen of 'Rencontres Internationales De
international relations of East Asian support a new inquiry examining (GCC).' The project is funded by Institute. L'Academie Royale de Belgique' at
security'. The nine papers were the impact that early years the Institute of Management Professor Mario Telo (SAM 2010) co- the University Library of Brussels.
previously published in East Asia: education and social policy have on
An International Quarterly from determining children’s life chances.
2004 to 2017 (I have been editing Dr David C. Mulford (DPhil Political
the journal since 2004). Economy, 1966) has published
Dr Livia Holden (SCR Member a paper on India in the Hoover
2018-) is convening a workshop on Institute's Defining Ideas series.
'Cultural Expertise in Ancient and Dr Mohammad Nurunnabi
Modern History', 45- July at the (Academic Visitor, 2018-) has been
Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, in awarded funding for a project
Oxford. project is titled, 'Do We Need