Description of Data origins for Core Vocabulary
List name(s) / All SNC listsSite name / Special Needs Centre - HMC
Language / Arabic
Professional (e.g. speech therapist, special needs teacher, parent) / Special Needs teacher
Origin of world list (e.g speech therapist's perspective, workbooks, classroom) / Data taken from exercise books (pictures) and group sessions (4-5 children)
Age range (e.g. 18months- 5 years) / 3-5 year olds
Use of words (e.g. communication, literacy, visual timetable, education, signage) / Mostly pre-literacy programs for school readiness
List name / April - Arabic (AWSAJ)
Site name / AWSAJ Academy
Language / Arabic
Professional (e.g. speech therapist, special needs teacher, parent) / Speech therapist
Origin of world list (e.g speech therapist's perspective, workbooks, classroom) / Data taken from individual student materials
Age range (e.g. 18months- 5 years) / unknown
Use of words (e.g. communication, literacy, visual timetable, education, signage) / symbol routines, reinforcers, and cue cards
List name / AWSAJ Arabic department core vocab
Site name / Awsaj Academy
Language / Arabic
Professional (e.g. speech therapist, special needs teacher, parent) / Arabic department (teachers)
Origin of world list (e.g speech therapist's perspective, workbooks, classroom) / Teachers' perspective
Age range (e.g. 18months- 5 years) / unknown
Use of words (e.g. communication, literacy, visual timetable, education, signage) / Communication, interaction
List name / Ehab SNC HMC (pictures), Ehab SNC HMC objects & Ehab (SNC) Home-program
Site name / Special Needs Centre - HMC
Language / Arabic
Professional (e.g. speech therapist, special needs teacher, parent) / Speech therapist
Origin of world list (e.g speech therapist's perspective, workbooks, classroom) / Materials used for speech therapy, home-program
Age range (e.g. 18months- 5 years) / 3-5 years
Use of words (e.g. communication, literacy, visual timetable, education, signage) / Speech therapy and assessment, assist with articulation
List name / Rajia HMC
Site name / HMC pediatric inpatient ward
Language / Arabic
Professional (e.g. speech therapist, special needs teacher, parent) / Speech therapist
Origin of world list (e.g speech therapist's perspective, workbooks, classroom) / Toys, puzzles and picture cards
Age range (e.g. 18months- 5 years) / unknown
Use of words (e.g. communication, literacy, visual timetable, education, signage) / Speech therapy or assessment
List name / Rihab & Samia (HMC) + Rihab (HMC) home-program
Site name / Rumailah outpatient speech therapy
Language / Arabic
Professional (e.g. speech therapist, special needs teacher, parent) / Speech therapists
Origin of world list (e.g speech therapist's perspective, workbooks, classroom) / Speech therapists' perspective, homeprogram
Age range (e.g. 18months- 5 years) / 3-6 years
Use of words (e.g. communication, literacy, visual timetable, education, signage) / Communication therapy or assessment, increase vocabulary
List name / AWSAJ Arabic department
Site name / AWSAJ academy
Language / Arabic
Professional (e.g. speech therapist, special needs teacher, parent) / Arabic department
Origin of world list (e.g speech therapist's perspective, workbooks, classroom) / List of symbols teachers require for daily/frequent use
Age range (e.g. 18months- 5 years) / unknown
Use of words (e.g. communication, literacy, visual timetable, education, signage) / Education, communication, literacy
List name / Step-by-step
Site name / Step-by-step centre for special needs
Language of list / English
Professional (e.g. speech therapist, special needs teacher, parent) / Speech therapists
Origin of world list (e.g speech therapist's perspective, workbooks, classroom) / AAC devices
Age range (e.g. 18months- 5 years) / unknown
Use of words (e.g. communication, literacy, visual timetable, education, signage) / Communication therapy, increase vocabulary
List name / Sunbeam
Site name / Sunbeam School
Language / English
Professional (e.g. speech therapist, special needs teacher, parent) / Speech therapists, special needs teachers
Origin of world list (e.g speech therapist's perspective, workbooks, classroom) / Communication books, signage, communication key chains, visual timetables, nursery rhymes, classroom notice boards
Age range (e.g. 18months- 5 years) / Unknown
Use of words (e.g. communication, literacy, visual timetable, education, signage) / Communication, therapy, literacy, and visual timetables
List name / Asha & Ajeh QISH
Site name / Qatar Institute of Speech and Hearing (QISH)
Language / English
Professional (e.g. speech therapist, special needs teacher, parent) / Speech therapists
Origin of world list (e.g speech therapist's perspective, workbooks, classroom) / Speech therapists' perspective
Age range (e.g. 18months- 5 years) / Unknown
Use of words (e.g. communication, literacy, visual timetable, education, signage) / Communication therapy
List name / CDC Westbay
Site name / Child Development Centre
Language / English
Professional (e.g. speech therapist, special needs teacher, parent) / Speech therapists
Origin of world list (e.g speech therapist's perspective, workbooks, classroom) / Signage, communication therapy materials, classroom notice boards,
Age range (e.g. 18months- 5 years) / Unknown
Use of words (e.g. communication, literacy, visual timetable, education, signage) / Communication therapy, communication
List name / CDC West bay
Site name / Child Development Centre
Language / English
Professional (e.g. speech therapist, special needs teacher, parent) / Speech therapists
Origin of world list (e.g speech therapist's perspective, workbooks, classroom) / Signage, communication therapy materials, classroom notice boards,
Age range (e.g. 18months- 5 years) / Unknown
Use of words (e.g. communication, literacy, visual timetable, education, signage) / Communication therapy, communication
List name / Anitha (Adult-HMC)
Site name / Rumailah Hospital
Language / English/Hindi
Professional (e.g. speech therapist, special needs teacher, parent) / Speech therapist
Origin of world list (e.g speech therapist's perspective, workbooks, classroom) / Speech therapists' perspective
Age range (e.g. 18months- 5 years) / 20+
Use of words (e.g. communication, literacy, visual timetable, education, signage) / Communication therapy and assessment, AAC device
List name / Asha (HMC)
Site name / Rumailah Hospital HMC pediatric inpatient dysphagia/outpatient communication
Language / English/Hindi
Professional (e.g. speech therapist, special needs teacher, parent) / Speech therapist
Origin of world list (e.g speech therapist's perspective, workbooks, classroom) / Speech therapists' perspective
Age range (e.g. 18months- 5 years) / 0-10 years of age
Use of words (e.g. communication, literacy, visual timetable, education, signage) / Communication with child
List name / Jane (HMC)
Site name / Rumailah Hospital- pediatric outpatient
Language / English/Hindi
Professional (e.g. speech therapist, special needs teacher, parent) / Speech therapist
Origin of world list (e.g speech therapist's perspective, workbooks, classroom) / Speech therapists' perspective
Age range (e.g. 18months- 5 years) / 0-12 but mostly 2-6 years of age
Use of words (e.g. communication, literacy, visual timetable, education, signage) / Communication therapy and assessment, Speech/articulation therapy
List name / Cibi (HMC)
Site name / Rumailah Hospital- pediatric outpatient
Language / English/Hindi
Professional (e.g. speech therapist, special needs teacher, parent) / Speech therapist
Origin of world list (e.g speech therapist's perspective, workbooks, classroom) / Speech therapists' perspective
Age range (e.g. 18months- 5 years) / 0-8 years
Use of words (e.g. communication, literacy, visual timetable, education, signage) / Communication therapy and assessment, Speech/articulation therapy
Sites:
AWSAJ: Caters for students from K-12 with learning difficulties including those with a range of disabilities at the mild-moderate severity level. Services provided include schooling for Qatari children with disabilities and learning difficulties, outpatient speech therapy services and outreach programs, and an education research and development centre. Multidisciplinary services also provided at the school. http://www.tlc.edu.qa/
HMC SNC: Outpatient day care service that provides specialized pre-integration training for children aged 3-5 with disabilities who have physical, developmental and associated learning needs. The program offered is pre-integration which aims to prepare these children before entry into school. The speech therapy team aims to address speech, language, communication, and swallowing skills in children with disabilities. Speech therapists provide comprehensive diagnostic evaluations, consultations, parent counseling and intervention.
HMC CDC: Caters for children with the main conditions dealt with being Autism. Services provided mainly includes assessment, some therapy and mostly parent training.
Rumailah (HMC): Caters for all age groups with all speech therapy services provided for children through to the elderly including communication, swallowing, voice, stuttering, hearing management etc at all severity levels. This department has 4 main responsibilities; outpatient wards, inpatient wards, pediatric and adult units.
CDC Westbay: A private therapy and learning center serving children with developmental delays/disorders and learning difficulties in Doha, Qatar. The center offers diagnostic services, educational and psychological evaluations, counseling for children and their families, social skills groups, speech therapy, occupational therapy, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy, learning support and special education classes. Services are provided to children with Autism Spectrum disorder (ASD), ADHD/ADD, Specific Language Impairments, Processing Disorders, Learning Disabilities and other Developmental Delays Multidisciplinary services can be accessed at the clinic.
QISH: Private clinic which caters to all communication difficulties but has a heavy Autism caseload. Communication needs in the areas of speech, language, literacy, stuttering, resonance and voice through both assessment and remediation. Individualized intervention and treatment is available in English, Arabic, Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil and Kannada languages.
Sunbeam school: Caters for people aged ? with the main conditions dealt with being Autism, Downs' syndrome etc at the moderate to severe level. Service provided include; schooling and outpatient speech therapy services. Multidisciplinary services provided at the school.
Step-by-step: Caters for people aged 3 to 16 with special needs. Specialised teaching in a school setting and individual therapy sessions in the afternoons for children aged who have special educational needs. Multidisciplinary services provided at this school. Services include: Applied Behavioural Analysis Therapy (ABA), Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), Makaton, Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Behaviour Intervention and Assistive Technology.