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Autism....the invisible world 		   
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Observing a lack of care for autistic children in Yemen, Al-Eryani established the Yemen Foundation for Special Education and Autism in 2005 and the Sahar Autism Center, named after her autistic daughter. Due to lack of funding, she began with only a table and chair from her home, in addition to the support of her husband Dr. Ibrahim Al-Adofi, currently Yemen’s ambassador in Switzerland, and Al-Arashi’s selfless involvement.

With no funds, Al-Eryani was forced to sell her jewelry to support the center and when that was gone, she started digging into the modest inheritance left to her by her late father. As the center began gaining recognition, private, government and non-governmental organizations eventually began supporting it.

Under the auspices of the Ministry of Social Welfare, the center’s name was changed to Yemen Center for Autism this past October in order to better reflect its ambitious mission regarding autism throughout Yemen, according to its director, Hussein M. Najee.
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Yemen
Submission Date:

01/29/2008by: shannonj
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