New England Center for Children opens Lebanon outpost
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Teacher Megan Alara works with a student using an iPad at the New England Center for Children in Southborough. iPads have become fixtures in schools for kids on the autism spectrum.
The New England Center for Children has opened a new school in Lebanon, bringing the Southborough-based agency for autism education and research to its 18th country in which it operates or consults.
The new school in Beirut, Lebanon, is a partnership with a school there to serve children with autism and their families, with NECC contracted to manage school operations, teaching, applied behavior analysis consulting, and professional development.
The Beirut school with which NECC works, One Two Three Autism School, is the only school in Lebanon for children with autism, according to NECC. It was founded by a couple who weren't able to find adequate care for their autistic son.
The newest location adds to NECC's outsized role in the autism services field in the Middle East, a region where treatment remains scarce, said Vincent Strully, the center's president and CEO.
NECC also has a presence in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar in the Middle East.
In addition to the Middle East, NECC operates or consults in Australia, Brazil, Canada, England, India, Italy and elsewhere, and its software system is used in 13 countries. It employs close to 300 people internationally, and its workers account for more than half of board-certified behavior analysts in the Persian Gulf region, it says.
NECC has residential and day programs for children, and its research includes learning processes, teaching techniques, managing behavior, and early intervention practices. It also works with local colleges to provide on-site training and degrees for teachers.
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