{"id":55198,"date":"2018-04-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/55198\/beirut-airport-opens-sensory-rooms-for-children-with-autism"},"modified":"2023-08-11T06:55:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T06:55:35","slug":"beirut-airport-opens-sensory-rooms-for-children-with-autism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/55198\/beirut-airport-opens-sensory-rooms-for-children-with-autism\/","title":{"rendered":"Beirut Airport Opens Sensory Rooms For Children With Autism"},"content":{"rendered":"On World Autism Awareness Day, the Rafic Hariri International Airport inaugurated two sensory rooms for children with autism. The Ministry of Public Works and Transport developed this idea and Middle East Airlines helped in the execution. <br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/55198-1-250x162.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <i><small>image via The Daily Star<\/small><\/i><br \/>  <br \/>  Traveling can be a stressful experience for children with autism and their parents since airports are usually busy and very loud; so now thanks to this great initiative, traveling will become a more convenient experience for these families. <br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/55198-2.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <i><small>image via @northautismcenter_nac Instagram account<\/small><\/i><br \/>  <br \/>  One room is for departing passengers, while the other one is for arriving ones. They are mostly blue with lots of calming colors, and are available for kids to play and enjoy some relaxing time while they listen to calming music. <br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  With this inauguration by the Minister Youssef Fenianos and head of North Autism Center Rima Frangieh, the Rafic Hariri International Airport became one of the first in the Middle East to have these sensory rooms for children with Autism. In addition, the airport was lit in blue as part of the campaign to raise awareness on this occasion. <br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/55198-250x188.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <i><small>image via @northautismcenter_nac Instagram account<\/small><\/i>    <figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" data-id=\"402191\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/55198-250x188.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-402191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/55198-250x188.png 250w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/55198-600x450.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/55198-768x576.png 768w, 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