The AUBMC Special Kids Clinic (ASKC) is a unique, hospital-based, multidisciplinary clinic that addresses the special needs of children in Lebanon and the region. Expert pediatric neurologists team up with various physicians, therapists, and other specialists to provide early detection and coordinated comprehensive care for developmentally and neurologically impaired children. Since its inception in 2011 by Dr. Rose-Mary Boustany, ASKC has assisted hundreds of families from Lebanon and the surrounding region, with demand for services increasing at an alarming rate.
The mission of the AUBMC Special Kids Clinic is to:
Provide special kids and their families with compassionate, multidisciplinary and comprehensive state-of-the-art care in order to optimize special needs kids’ intellectual and physical development in preparation for their full integration into school and society at large.
Educate pediatricians, nurses, other allied health professionals, school administrations, teachers, and the general public about the needs of special kids and optimal ways to meet their physical, emotional and educational requirements.
Conduct research into the underlying epidemiology, genetics and cell biology of neurogenetic, neurodevelopmental and pediatric neurodegenerative diseases.
ASKC Mission:
To provide special kids and their families with compassionate, multidisciplinary and comprehensive state-of-the-art care promising to optimize their intellectual and physical development in order to prepare them for full integration into school and society at large.
To educate pediatricians, nurses and other allied health professionals and the general public about the needs of special kids and optimal ways to meet their physical, emotional and educational requirements.
To conduct research into the underlying epidemiology, genetics and cell biology of neurogenetic, neurodevelopmental and pediatric neurodegenerative diseases.
ASKC Goals:
Staff and equip a multidisciplinary, special needs kids and adolescent clinic that caters to their unique requirements in ONE convenient clinic visit to a single locale.
Design the visit for their convenience by having different health specialists come together in a coordinated configuration.
Make the AUBMC Special Kids Clinic accessible to kids and adolescents from all socioeconomic classes.
Ensure that clinic visits end in a group meeting that lays out a comprehensive early intervention plan (EIP) for the child, until his/her next visit.
Provide follow-up at regular intervals with reassessment of medical, physical, psychosocial and educational needs and adjustment of patient EIPs accordingly.
ASKC Objectives:
Ensure early detection and treatment of complex neurological or communication disorders in children in a timely and coordinated manner.
Integrate novel testing batteries, technologies and applied therapeutics in the field of care for special needs children to improve final outcomes.
Lead and attract other institutions in Lebanon and the region to participate in state-of-the-art research projects aimed at winning the fight against dual disabilities.
ASKC Services:
Our clinical caters to the needs of our little patients. We are adjacent to general pediatric services and the clinical laboratory. Our waiting area opens onto a specially designed outside play area for children. Our facility is easily accessible to all patients. Our therapy rooms and clinics are especially outfitted with automated examination tables, children’s furniture, educational toy, specialized equipment, toys and batteries used in the assessment and treatment of special needs kids.
AUBMC Special Kids Clinic offers:
Devoted and highly specialized allied health professionals who will assist pediatric neurologists in the diagnosis, management and care of dually disabled children.
Dedicated pediatric physical therapists, occupational and psychomotor therapists, and speech and feeding specialists who will provide much needed regular therapy sessions in a multidisciplinary team approach, ensuring the informed, comprehensive and coordinated care of special needs children.
Initial comprehensive assessments with follow-up for patients living in the vicinity, take-home plans for those living far away, and liaison with specialized individuals through an extensive database of similar services available in remote regions of Lebanon and other countries in the region such as Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, Bahrain and Qatar.
Regular reevaluations for readjustment of early intervention plans based on individual progress achieved.
Ultimate integration and mainstreaming into schools with dedicated and specialized services.
Applied Behavior Analysis :
A Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) will assess the child and offer the following services.
Conduct functional assessments and behavior intervention plan.
Supervise and manage each program.
Assign a senior behavior therapist to train families, shadow teachers and therapists in the implementation of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) principles..
Assign an ABA therapist to the child (ABA therapy is conducted in the child’s home or school).
Collaborate with all other members of the child’s educational environment and offer school inclusion support.
Faculty
Name: Dr. Rose-Mary Boustany
Title: Professor of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Division Chief, Pediatric Neurology Director, AUBMC Special Kids Clinic and Neurogenetics Program Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics Duke University Medical Center Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology and American Board of Human Genetics American Board of Human Genetics Specialty : Pediatric Neurology, Genetics Email: rb50@aub.edu.lb Phone: 5640 7580
The AUBMC Special Kids Clinic (ASKC) is a unique, hospital-based, multidisciplinary clinic that addresses the special needs of children in Lebanon and the region. Expert pediatric neurologists team up with various physicians, therapists, and other specialists to provide early detection and coordinated comprehensive care for developmentally and neurologically impaired children. Since its inception in 2011 by Dr. Rose-Mary Boustany, ASKC has assisted hundreds of families from Lebanon and the surrounding region, with demand for services increasing at an alarming rate.
The mission of the AUBMC Special Kids Clinic is to:
Provide special kids and their families with compassionate, multidisciplinary and comprehensive state-of-the-art care in order to optimize special needs kids’ intellectual and physical development in preparation for their full integration into school and society at large.
Educate pediatricians, nurses, other allied health professionals, school administrations, teachers, and the general public about the needs of special kids and optimal ways to meet their physical, emotional and educational requirements.
Conduct research into the underlying epidemiology, genetics and cell biology of neurogenetic, neurodevelopmental and pediatric neurodegenerative diseases.
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AUBMC Special Kids Clinic offers:
Faculty
Title: Professor of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Division Chief, Pediatric Neurology
Director, AUBMC Special Kids Clinic and Neurogenetics Program
Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics
Duke University Medical Center
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology and American Board of Human Genetics
American Board of Human Genetics
Specialty : Pediatric Neurology, Genetics
Email: rb50@aub.edu.lb
Phone: 5640 7580
Title: Assistant Professor, Pediatric Neurology
Speciality: Pediatric Neurology, Epilepsy
Email: mo21@aub.edu.lb
Phone: 7580
Staff
Title: Executive Assistant
Email: hm43@aub.edu.lb
Telephone:5640 /1
Title: Teller
Email: fa24@aub.edu.lb
Telephone: 7580
Title: Teller
Email: sz26@aub.edu.lb
Telephone: 7580
Title: Nurse
Email: lm12@aub.edu.lb
Telephone: 7455
Therapists
Title: Feeding Specialist
Email: rn73@aub.edu.lb
Telephone: 7580
Title: Speech and Language Therapist
Email: ce42@aub.edu.lb
Telephone: 7580
Title: Speech and Language Therapist
Email: cm67@aub.edu.lb
Telephone: 7580
Title: Speech and Language Therapist
Email:
Telephone: 7580
Title: Physical Therapist
Email: nb19@aub.edu.lb
Telephone: 7580
Title : Physical Therapist
Email: rk171@aub.edu.lb
Telephone: 7580
Title: Psychomotor Therapist
Email: cr22@aub.edu.lb
Telephone: 7580
Title: Psychomotor Therapist
Email: sh888@aub.edu.lb
Telephone: 7580
Title: Occupational Therapist
Email: la142@aub.edu.lb
Telephone: 7580
Title: Senior ABA Therapist
Email: ss212@aub.edu.lb
Telephone: 7580
Title: Senior ABA Therapist
Email: he89@aub.edu.lb
Telephone: 7580
Title: Senior ABA Therapist
Email: nh154@aub.edu.lb
Telephone: 7580