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The following clinics run in the Unit
1. Daily Clinics:
For both new patients and follow ups.
When the patient comes for the 1st time, the social
worker and the psychologist see him. Full social history is taken
and IQ assessment is done by the psychologist mainly using
Stanford-Binet Psychological Assessment.
The patient is
then seen by the doctor who takes full history, makes full physical
examination and then does developmental assessment using the tools
needed for each case. The patient is investigated as needed and
referred to other departments for
specific problems
like physiotherapy department, hearing and speech centre, genetic
centre and special educational centers.
2. Specialized clinics: by Dr. Fatma
For patients with
Autism, ADHD & CP. For further evaluation and assessment applying
the specific tools for each case.
CP and other
neurological patients are seen on regular basis with Dr. Mohammed
Owaidha, pediatric neurologist for further evaluation and
investigations.
Co-operation with other hospitals, centers
and schools
We do involve the
school psychologists and teachers when we discuss about schooling
and school progress.
Working with
other departments like Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and
Speech Therapy as well as with Genetic Centre, Kuwait Centre for
Autism, the Social Affairs and the School for Children with Special
Needs. This is to emphasize the multidisciplinary approach for the
children with developmental problems.
Selected joined activities of the unit
Kuwait Dyslexia
Center: worked on the project to determine
the incidence of dyslexia between school children.
26th
Deaf Week at the School for Deaf Children May 01.
Children with
ADHD, the University of Kuwait, 02.
The International
Day for the Handicaps, Dec.02.
Children with
Special Needs, University of Kuwait,9-12 March 03.
ADHD in school
children, the University of Kuwait, 26-30 April 03.
Living with ADHD,
Building the Merit Family, Kuwait Women
Committee, 21-24 June 03.
Workshop
Developmental Pediatrics, the Child and Family
Center, Ministry of Education, October 03.
Email :
develop@sabah-nbk.com
Tel: 4838277---ext 344, 364
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