Daily Star staff
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
TRIPOLI: The North Lebanon Autism Center and another center for the diagnosis of autism cases were inaugurated in Zghorta Monday. The two centers will be operated by the Al-Midan Association. “As the causes of autism are still unknown and as many as one out of every 100 children may be autistic and since early diagnosis can give autistic children a better chance of receiving proper care and support the NAC and NICD were created,” said a statement by the organization. Both centers will be managed by multi-specialization teams in order to help children with disabilities and learning difficulties. Al-Midan’s head Rima Franjieh said, the centers were the first of their kind in north Lebanon to cater for the needs of autistic children “who are not receiving proper treatment.” The inauguration ceremony for the two centers was attended by Zghorta Mayor Antoine Sleiman and the head of the Lebanese Autism Society, Arwa Halawa, in addition to experts in the field of autism and directors of public and private schools in the area.
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