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AL Fasht Medical Centre is a world class child development, Autism and OUR SERVICES
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MISSION
+ To develop a word class centre for evaluation and treatment of children's emotional
neuro-developmental syndromes which include behavioural, affective, scholastic,
hyperkinetic and Autism Spectrum disorders.
+ The child guidance service delivery system at this facility will also device family,
school and community based outreach pragrams for screening, assesting and
treating psychological disorders in children,
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Child development
The department wil have a highly skiled mutidsciinary team lead by 2 specialized Child and Adolescent
psychiatrist (doctor) who wil screen, investigate, diagnose and treat Neurodevelopmental disorders especially Autism
Spectrum Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders, Mental Retardation, Communication (speech &
language) disorders, Specific Learning Disorders, Motor Disorders.
Specialty clinics
Specially clinics in Childhood Anviety Disorders, Bipolar Disorders, Depression, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders,
Disruptive Behaviour Disorders, and early Life Stress will be avaiable. School and Community based mental heath
outreach programs and interventions will also be conceived and executed by a highly specialized Child Psychiatry
team,
+ Develop an internationally renowned adult psychiatry and personality disorders clinic.
+ Design and develop a dementias and memory related neuro cognitive disorders faci.
Autism remedial programs
There vill be @ major focus on Autism remedial programs which will include Individualized educational plan,
‘Occupational therapy and Speech and Language traning based on the ABA (Applied Behavioural Analysis). Client
(child) centered and parent centered Psychotherapy and Psychotropic medication will forn the vital core of the
treatment programs.
FUTURE VISION
+ Later development of an iconic psychiatric teaching and
research centre
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OUR MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM
+ Child and Adult Psychiatrist
+ Child psychologist
+ Occupational therapist
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+ Speech and language therapist f Adult psychiatry department.
+ ABA therapist Autism) Al Fasht iN ‘The adult psychiatry department wil mainly be supervised by af Adult Psychiatrist and a Clinical psychologist. They
+ Psychiatric social worker i) \s will diagnose and treat Schizophrenia, Bipolar disorders, Major Depression, Obsessions, Memory dysfunction
Learning Disorder Centre
People with learning disorders may have problems in Listening or paying attention, Speaking, Reading or Writing and) .
doing math. Aithough learning disorders occur in very young children, they are usually not recognized until the child
Cees
+ School and Parent coordinator _ (Dementias) and Addictions to alcohol and recreational drugs and Personality disorders.
+ Psychiatric nurse
ORT Fore more details please visit - www.alfasht.com or call 06 5255585, 06 5935000Memory Clinic
‘A memory dinic isa decicated medical lnc specializing inthe assessment and diagnosis of memory disorders.
Stress and major depression can also mimic pseudodementia and transient memory loss especialy inthe gerit-
Tic population. Hence comprehensive psychological evaluation is part ofthe assessment protocol.
Headache Clinic
‘A headache is pain or discomfort in the head, scalp or neck. The different types include tension, migraine, cluster,
‘organic, rebound and chronic daily headaches, as well as many others. Tension headaches are often related to
‘stress, depression or aniety. Most people with headaches can feel better by making lifestyle changes, learning
ways to relax, and occasionally by taking medications.
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Workshops and Seminars
The facity wil aso oxganize specialized workshops and seminars in Child development and Autism to spread
awareness and increase community participation in destigmatizing these psychiatric disorders as well as to
emphasize eatly intervention and treatabiity
Other Programs
* Child and adolescent focused Ragio and TV interactive talk shows
+ Outreach programs and liaison for schools focused on identifying learning disorders
+ Continuous school guidance programs for teachers and parents
Al Fasht
Medical Centre
PO, Box 78356
Al Mulla Tower, Al Nahda, Sharjah, UAE
T. +971 65255585, E: info@alfasht.com
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