Early childhood care and education
The Palestinian Child Institute's Approach to Early Detection, Diagnosis, Rehabilitation, and Inclusion
Executive Summary, Developmental delays and disorders form a critical challenge to the early Child Care and Education in Palestine Based on findings from MICS6 conducted in the country in 2021 18 of children demonstrated developmental delays reflecting alarming levels of occurrence The Palestinian Child Institute is a leading organization in early detection diagnosis rehabilitation and inclusion of children with autism Within the last three years the institute adopted a structured approach for inclusion that is based on a protocol addressing the child family and hosting school Review of impact of this approach showed success in inclusion within the social psychological cognitive and academic domains They hope to present their experience as a means to scale up and replicate in other similar settings
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