On the eve of Independence Day, a Center for persons with neuropsychiatric diseases and children with autism was opened in Almaty

On the eve of Independence Day, a Center for persons with neuropsychiatric diseases and children with autism was opened in Almaty
Akim of Almaty Bakhytzhan Sagintayev got acquainted with the work of the new rehabilitation center during a working detour.
 
After reconstruction, a multidisciplinary rehabilitation center was opened in the building of the former Social Welfare Office for persons over 18 years of age with neuropsychiatric diseases and children with autism spectrum disorder.
The Center has offices for early support, for the development of teaching skills, diagnostics, dark and light sensing, a defectologist and speech therapist advise.
In addition, the Center has organized a department for persons with disabilities with disorders of the musculoskeletal system and psycho-neurological diseases, where, in addition to the generally accepted rehabilitation programs, there are support programs such as ergotherapy (restoring the activity of people who, due to illness or injury, cannot move or exercise everyday activities), mechanotherapy (rehabilitation with the help of special simulators) and kinesiotherapy (one of the options for physiotherapy exercises).
It also houses the Support Center for Children with Autism of the B. Utemuratov Foundation.