Mothers of autistic children receive training

AMMAN — The Society for Care and Rehabilitation of Creative Autistic Children held on Tuesday a training course for 15 mothers of autistic children.

The one-day training focused on speech therapy and language skills, offered by Iman Darwish, an expert in the field, according to a statement by the Amman-based society.

Darwish noted that only 20 per cent of children with disabilities in Jordan receive speech training, while 50 per cent of autistic children “cannot speak”.

The course is the first by the newly established society, which plans a series of workshops and activities targeting mothers and would-be autism specialists, in addition to training for autistic children.

A course on behavioural modification for mothers will start Wednesday for three days, the society announced.