Abu Dhabi General Services Company (Musanada) has commenced  construction works on the Al Ain Autism Centre.

 

The centre is being built at a total cost of Dh68.7 million ($18.7 million) over a gross area of more than 10,000 sq m. The autism centre is being developed in collaboration with Zayed Higher Organisation for People of Determination  (ZHO). 

 

Musanada said the Al Ain Autism Centre project aims to serve an important segment of Al Ain citizens who require special care and attention, particularly children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.

 

Once completed, the centre is envisaged to become an important educational and training landmark.

 

The project involves construction of an autism centre comprising two floors with one main and five secondary entrances, 36 classrooms accommodating 166 students, 17 treatment rooms, 33 isolation rooms, four teacher rooms, two assessment room as part of the clinic, two multi-purpose rooms, a sports hall, a music room, two drama rooms, one arts room, as well as a library, cafeteria, swimming pool, play areas, administration and staff offices, etc.

 

Highlighting its plan to hand over the project during the second half of 2020, Musanada affirmed that the project works were progressing as planned, with the project teams currently finalising the foundations and piling concrete works of the main building. -TradeArabia News Service