Biography : Dahlia Soliman is the Founder and president of The Egyptian Autistic society,
Founder and President of Impact vocational training center, Founder and managing partner of Launch Egypt specialized center as well as the co-founder of Kodorat National ( presidential ) Project for Special Needs.
Dahlia graduated from The University of New South Wales Sydney Australia with a bachelor in Psychology and Sociology. She then returned to Egypt and founded The Egyptian Autistic Society in 1999. Dahlia completed the Hornsby Dyslexia Diploma in the Hornsby International Institute in the UK followed by her Masters in Education (Autism) at the University of Birmingham. She then received certification in TEACCH, SonRise and Verbal Behavior. She is currently a certified international behavior analyst and on the advisory board of The international behavior analysis organization. Dahlia is an approved content provider and CEU provider.
Dahlia was commissioned by the President to design 6 complete care centers for special needs in Egypt. She is in the Inclusion committee at the ministry of education Egypt and the in the Autism Committee at the ministry of health.
Dahlia’s expertise lies in teaching academic skills and inclusive education. Dahlia’s main interest is main-steaming children with special needs. She has now been running a successful mainstreaming program for over 15 years. She is now also mainstreaming in universities and jobs.
Dahlia was able to advocate , change policy and receive military exemption for children with autism
Dahlia has developed and published the first progressive Skill Development Curriculum for Autism in Egypt, in collaboration with The Mental Health Secretariat.
In 2023 Soliman opened “Impact” the first vocational center for autism in Egypt. It provides workshops for adolescents on the spectrum in video editing , graphics , programming, leather , pottery, resin, digital printing as well as cooking , baking and sushi making. Soliman established intern training programs for students on the spectrum with McDonald’s, Crave and Mori sushi and watch it. After completing the training some of the students are hired in these companies.
Soliman recently worked with Tarek El Ganiny and watch it as a consultant on a series called حاله خاصه which is about a young man with autism applying for a job as a lawyer . The series was a huge success and increased awareness about autism in the Arab region.
She has been working in the field of special needs since 1995
