The family of “Abu Omar” is facing difficult financial conditions that have led to their inability to pay the fees for the therapeutic educational sessions for their son, “Omar”, and he has stopped receiving the sessions he needs two years ago, as he suffers from autism spectrum disorder.
Nine-year-old Omar (Egyptian) needs therapy sessions to develop cognitive, mental and perceptual skills, as well as speech sessions for a period of no less than five hours per week, but his father could not afford the fees of 50,000 dirhams for a year, in one of the centers. People of determination specialized in Abu Dhabi.
The father appeals to good people and people with merciful hearts, to extend a helping hand to him to help Omar continue his education.
“Abu Omar” told “Emirates Today” that their financial situation worsened very much two years ago, after he and his wife were cooperating in paying session fees for their son, as the wife was working as a saleswoman in a shop, indicating that his wife’s services were terminated, which affected her. The financial stability of the family led to the accumulation of debt and tuition fees.
The father added, “This prevented me from paying the fees for educational sessions for (Omar), who has autism spectrum disorder,” expressing his great fear of his son’s inability to complete his studies, and the deterioration of his educational status.
Abu Omar continued: “Last year I tried to save money to pay for my son, but unfortunately I did not benefit from it because I paid it in addition to a loan from the bank to treat my mother who had leukemia, which is the reason for not paying tuition fees for my son who is receiving special education in a center.” Niche».
The father expressed his concern in the event of not continuing to receive treatment sessions for “Omar”, explaining that his son has severe autism, and the cost of education sessions is about 20 thousand dirhams.
He stressed that due to the difficulty of his current financial situation, he cannot pay the costs of his son’s education, pointing out that he asked for help from family and friends, but to no avail.
“Abu Omar” said: “I feel sad about my son because his educational level will decline, because he stopped studying, and we must continue to receive support without interruption, as there are financial obligations that do not wait.” He added: “We have been patient with many of the problems that we faced and endured But the problem that we could not be patient with was the cost of the educational sessions for my son (Omar) and the deterioration of his condition.
He pointed out that his son’s cessation of educational sessions “will cause difficulty in improving his health, especially since (Omar) needs attention and education of a special kind.”
Abu Omar stated that he is the only breadwinner for his family of six, as he works in a private school with a salary of 11,000 dirhams, of which he pays about 8,000 dirhams in bank installments, and the remainder goes to the requirements of daily life, appealing to those with compassionate hearts to help him pay the fees for his son’s private educational sessions. amounting to 50 thousand dirhams.
• “Omar” needs sessions to develop his cognitive and mental skills, as well as speech sessions for a period of not less than five hours per week.
2023-07-05 22:08:09
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