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Down syndrome

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 16 April 2015 - 16:16

Hi ladies,
We will be moving to Kuwait in November 2015 (from the UK) Our baby daughter has Down syndrome.
We'd like some info on what is available for her in Kuwait;
- speach and language therapy
- physiotherapy
- portage service
- makaton signing
- any opportunities to meet with other families...
Any info on the subject will be much appreciated!

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 13 May 2015 - 15:36
Thank you very much Yoya Yousef! The information you provided gives me peace of mind and its very reassuring to know that there are services there for our little Sarah. Thank you also for your email, I will get in touch in the near future to chat more. Regards,
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 13 May 2015 - 00:58
I have also a down syndrme boy, I am also a new to Kuwait, just settled a month ago. I have posted earlier with same conserns and got no response. Anyway, There are very good centers here providing early intervention programs speech physical EIP aba, etc. There is one of good quality in Salmiya providing sessions per hour, The center name is: Fawzeia Sultan center, Tel: +965-2572-0338. There are also a variety of special needs nurseries and schooling. I have found very good nursery for my 3 yrs son with british accredetation "Kuwait dream center" in Khaldiya Tel:+965-24828123. The nursery provides also full support, EIP, speech etc for best child developement. They are expensive but you will not need extra sessions or therpies to pay. There is a govermental supported document for all public and private sectors in Kuwait for special needs and down syndrome. I think they have high level of support here in Kuwait. You can download the document -pdf file from the following link for (Kuwaiti Association for Learning Differences): http://www.google.com.kw/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=8&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CFkQFjAH&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kaldkuwait.com%2FFiles%2FOthers%2FDirectory01_English.pdf&ei=_mZSVcK2Dsv_Upf7geAJ&usg=AFQjCNE4h95I69wZ6bvFrewWrh5KvECHGQ I will be glad to be in contact with you, my email addressis : [email protected] Good luck Yosra
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 11 May 2015 - 02:43
Thank you for your response EW Emily. Me and my husband emailed the society (Mrs Alawadi) over 6 months ago but received no response or acknowledgement which we found really disappointing. I guess we'll just have to find the services when we settle in Kuwait as none of the expats seem to have experience with regards to special needs. Regards,
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 10 May 2015 - 11:54
Hi Freefall, I came across this website: https://www.ds-int.org/organizations/kuwait-down-syndrome-society It provides an email for the chairperson on the Kuwait Down Syndrome Society. They might be able to provide more information. Hope that helps <em>edited by EW Emily on 10/05/2015</em>