Dubai Autism Center (DAC) is a non-profit organization founded by a decree issued by H.H. Sheikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum in 2001. Initially, the center operated as a resource/counseling center with 3 members of staff and in January 2003 was launched as an intervention center.
In 2017, The DAC opened its new building on an area of 91.000 square meters with a capacity of around 238 children. The new center has been designed based on the latest international standards to provide a special educational environment for children with autism.
Mission: To successfully include children with autism into our community through holistic approaches to their education and therapeutic interventions; together with our focused efforts to create social awareness about autism.
Vision: A center of excellence having highly trained professionals to provide evidence-based and accredited programs to support individuals with autism and their families, and to be an internationally recognized autism-consultancy center for the region.
Opening hours
Mon–Thu 07:30–15:00, Sun 07:30–15:00.
Contacts
+ 971 4 398 6862
info@dubaiautismcenter.ae
Links
https://www.dubaiautismcenter.ae/
https://twitter.com/dubai_autism
https://www.facebook.com/Dubai.Autism.Center
Address
Dubai20 B Street, Opp. National Charity School, Garhoud - Dubai