02-04-2025
Royal orders to establish Autism Spectrum Disorder Center
Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has issued his Royal directives to allocate RO 7 million for the establishment of the Autism Spectrum Disorder Care and Rehabilitation Center in Muscat Governorate, which will operate under the National Autism Centre.
The centre building will be 26,000 sqm and located in the wilayat of Seeb to handle 150 cases per day.
The step comes within the framework of the care and attention that His Majesty the Sultan dedicates to children with disabilities.
The directives mandate studying the need for similar centers in other governorates and setting a timeline for their establishment based on the number of cases in each governorate.
The Autism Spectrum Disorder Center for Care and Rehabilitation's objectives will include providing distinguished and qualitative rehabilitation, care, and entertainment services for autism spectrum disorder cases in an integrated, comprehensive, and accessible environment that contributes to facilitating their educational and societal integration and improving their potential by all possible means in various areas of life.
Its Services include comprehensive rehabilitation, such as facilities with all modern tools and technologies, specialized and integrated entertainment, providing facilities for interim care prepared and suitable for cases suffering from severe autism spectrum disorder, and diagnosis and evaluation - Conducting early and comprehensive diagnosis in cooperation with the Ministry of Health.
