Our Staff
Management Staff
Natalie Ghattas
Executive Director
As the Executive Director of ABC Diagnostic and Learning Center in Riyadh since 13 years. Natalie’s main mission was to increase inclusion of special needs students in regular school setting while focusing on their individualized needs. She has been heading a big multidisciplinary team of specialists focusing on providing the best services for our students through appropriate assessment, intervention, training and inclusion. She has insured that ABC Center provides evidence based practices with international standards. Natalie has published her own program “Asmaa Horoufy” on November 2018. This curriculum targets the phonological awareness, reading and writing for typical students and students with learning difficulties. Natalie has conducted several training programs for schools in Riyadh to spread awareness for special education early identification and intervention. In 2021, Natalie was key member for ABC Center CARF accreditation this is the highest accreditation that ABC Center is offering programs and services that are measurable, accountable, and of the highest quality.Natalie got certified as a test User by the British Psychological Society on January 2013. She has graduated with a Masters in Special Education from the Lebanese American University. Natalie has a Bachelor degree in Math and science education and minor in psychology.
Marwa Hashim
Office Manager
Office Manager and staff coordinator at ABC Learning and Diagnostic Center, Overseeing the work of all office employees to ensure they work productively and meet deadlines and company standards, interviewing and training new office employees and organizing their employment paperwork.
Holds a bachelor’s degree in General Business Administration.
Mariam Batisha
Accountant
Mariam holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Accounting Department, from Alexandria University. She has worked at ABC Center as an accountant for more than ten years.
She communicates with the student’s guardian to coordinate registration and agree on the costs of the programs offered, payment methods and writing the contract.
She also attended many workshops for training on dealing with students of all categories and age stages.
ِEarly Intervention Department Staff
Afnan AlMubaddel
Head of ABA Department
Sara Nazneen
Head of Speech Department
Raghad AlHammad
Therapist
Higher diploma’s degree after University in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), graduated with a 3.45 out of 4 GPA and with a Very Good Grade at University of Nevada Reno (USA) (September 2019- December 2021).
· Bachelor’s degree in Special Education, Graduated with a 4.53 Out of 5 GPA with second-class honor. Excellent Grade at King Saud University (2010-2014).
· Trainee for ABA sessions, Riyadh at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre from (2020-2021).
· Working at SKY Clinic, as a child rehabilitation specialist, Autism and Down syndrome. From (2016 – 2018).
· RBT Course 40-hour Training (2019).
· PEAK certification Level 1 (May 2021).
Areej bin Hadlan
Therapist
Bachelor’s degree in Special Education (Behavioral Disorders and Autism track) with first class honors, and first place in the batch. (2017-2020)
– Registered RBT Behavior Technician with the American Board of Applied Behavior Analysis (2022).
– An International Behavioral Therapist (IBT) at the American Organization IBAO. (2022)
– An accredited course for applying the VB-MAPP assessment. (2022)
Afreen Meera
Therapist
Saniya Hamzeh
Therapist
Yara al Chamy
Therapist
Bachelor honors degree in speech-language pathology from Lebanese university, pursuing master’s degree at Saint Joseph university of Beirut. Member of the lebanese association of speech therapist “ALO”
Tasneem Alhawsawi
Therapist
A creative occupational therapist and BrainRx trainer at ABC center. certified and registered from the Saudi Commission For Health Specialists, I’m passionate about what I do, my mission is to provide best evidence-based practice, in order to increase overall wellbeing status of the community.
In 2018, I held a bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy from Princess Nora university. Certified in feeding therapy. Interested/took courses in visual and cognitive rehabilitation for children and adults. Working experience since 2018. In 2017-2018, I worked on the early detection and intervention for autism project, one of my goals is to further develop the project to be available for a larger group of the community to benefit from.
Raneem Alsuwilmi
Therapist
Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy.
Academic Department Staff
Khadejeh Hennawi
Head Of Arabic Department
She holds a Higher Diploma in Learning Disabilities from Princess Tharwat College in Jordan.
She holds a certificate in the application of Arabic cognitive and achievement tests.
She has been working at ABC Center for 9 years, specializing in modifying and adapting school curricula to suit the needs of people with learning disabilities, in order to facilitate their integration into school classes.
Ghazal Radwan
Head Of English Department
I am Ghazal Radwan, a Saudi national who is inspired and passionate about teaching children of all kinds. I am the Head of the English Academic Department. I graduated from John Cabot University in Rome, Italy with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Humanistic Studies. My goal is to focus on the growth of child development in the education field. My role in ABC Diagnostic and Learning Center is a certified Lindamood-Bell English teacher for children with English difficulty (dyslexia, autism spectrum disorders, or general learning challenges). Furthermore, I am a specialized examiner for the Woodcock Johnson IV assessment exam. Studies have shown that much of what children learn, they learn when they are very young, thus, my greatest inspiration is to plant a seed of knowledge for all children.
Asmaa Alanaizi
Therapist
Shaikha Altuwijri
Therapist
Bachelor degree special education – learning disability – KSU.
Made (ملعقة) educational game.
Bayan Al Humaidi
Therapist
BA in Education (Curriculum and teaching methods), Princess Nourah University.
Build a foundation using a variety of strategies and programs to develop reading, writing and mathematics over 5 years.
Areen Alsuwailmi
Therapist
A dedicated special educator with a Bachelor’s degree in Languages and Translation from the Department of Applied Linguistics at Princess Noura University, where she graduated with Second Class Honors. Her passion lies in providing children of all ages with a strong foundation in English, enabling them to thrive in their learning journeys. Her commitment to fostering inclusive education reflects her belief in the transformative power of language
Abeer Shahid Malik
Therapist
I am a Clinical Psychologist with 4+ years experience in dealing with Anxiety, Learning and Development disorders using techniques from Cognitive Behavior Therapy. I have received my Masters from Beaconhouse National University, Pakistan, with Distinction in research. I have also cleared Registered Behavior Technician exam in 2021.
Learning from my experience in Early Years Foundation Stage and Clinical Psychology, I am passionate about incorporating techniques with special needs teaching to make my students achieve better. Designing lessons to engage learners of different needs.
BrainRx Department
Heba Ibrahim
Head Of BrainRx Department
Head of BrainRx department with 6 years of experience as a Certified Brain trainer from Brainrx International. Heba obtained her bachelor’s degree in psychology and Health Science from the University of Western Ontario, Canada. She is also a trained ABA Therapist from the New England center for children, ACE. In addition to her educational background she took part in the successful CARF accreditation survey. Currently Heba has taken on the health and safety management section in CARF continuing to build on policies to ensure student and staff safety at the center.
Haifa Al Shehri
Therapist
Aisha Ashmimry
Special Educator
Bachelor’s degree of Human Studies (English Language and Literature) with 2nd class of honor, prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz. An experienced English Special Educator in Lindamood-Bell programs and BrainRx Trainer. Credential as an Applied Behavior Analysis Technician (ABAT) with QABA board. I am committed to advancing children’s education and enhancing their comprehension skills.
Shadow Department Staff
Alhanouf AlShehri
Head of shadow Department & English special educator
Holds a bachelor degree in Languages and Translation with first-class honors, currently perusing Child Mental Health postgraduate diploma from Massachusetts General Hospital- Psychiatry Academy in collaboration with Alfaisal University. Her ultimate aim and mission is to spread mental health awareness while training and coaching children&their families/adults on how to lead an outstanding and happy lifestyle by learning strategies and techniques that could help them maintain their mental health. Her second and equally important goal is increasing inclusions in schools by constantly working on improving the Shadow Department services to ensure meeting the different needs of our precious students.
Rawan Ahmed
Therapist
Graduated from KING SAUD UNIVERSTY with (4,74) GPA, she is a register behavior technician, who’s pationate about helping people to receive education in the least restrictive environments, she is a shadow teacher at ABC learning and diagnostic center .
Samer AlEnezi
Shadow Teacher
I hold a bachelor’s degree in social work and currently serve as a social worker at ABC Diagnostic and Learning Center. My role is particularly focused on the shadow department, where I work with male students to foster their behavioral, social, and academic development. I am passionate about helping children gain essential skills for their personal growth, build positive social relationships, and achieve academic success.
Tuba Awliya
Therapist
I have been working at ABC Center since October 2022, where I teach academic subjects, provide shadow support, and deliver individualized instruction. Over the past year, I have expanded my role to include training in BrainRX and MathRX. I hold an ABA certification and will soon be a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT). My love for children and their inherent innocence deeply motivates me, and it is this genuine affection that inspired me to pursue this profession.
Najla Aljarallah
Therapist
Bachelor degree with honors in psychology from Imam Muhammad Bin Saud university, Licensed as an assistant psychologist by the SCFHS.
Amal Alhaidan
Therapist
Master’s Researcher in Behavioral and Emotional Disorders ,Bachelor of Behavioral Disorders and Autism, Course in Applied Behavior Analysis – 40 hours.
Haya Salem
Therapist
Wejdan Alzeer
Therapist
A therapist in ABC Diagnostic and learning center.
Graduated from PNU in 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in English Language and Translation.
Currently, works as Special Educator passionate working with children, helping their needs and supporting them through activities by filling the Gaps after applying learning procedures and overall assistance to the child in order to create academic and social abilities.
