Superhero Mom - Mother, Social Entrepreneur, Founder of Jad's Inclusion
About Rana Akkad Atassi
Mother, Social Entrepreneur, Founder of Jad’s Inclusion
Rana Akkad Atassi is a mother of 3 and the founder of Jad’s Inclusion School. She made a career shift to become a Social Entrepreneur with a mission to change her community for a cause close to her heart. With her middle son Jad being diagnosed with autism at the age of 2, Rana single-handedly took upon herself the mission to create a platform for special needs inclusion.
Rana started by founding Autism in Dubai, which is a support portal and guide for parents with children on the spectrum. She took the effort a step further and planned several fundraisers to sponsor the therapy of children with autism for struggling families and became a real champion for the cause in the region.
A multiple award winner some of which include the 2018 Female Entrepreneur of the year award at The Women in Lead Economic Forum and the 2019 Time Out Kids Outstanding Contribution Award.
Rana will not stop until everyone in the community welcomes all determined children, and give them the chance to have the safe, secure, and independent future they deserve.
About this Episode
In this episode, we talk to Rana about her difficult journey, struggles, and how she overcame obstacles upon obstacles to ensure that her son Jad had an excellent life. We talk about all her accomplishments with the Autism communities here in the UAE and how her school has come so far to become a safe haven for all children on the spectrum.
For a heartwarming and educating story in honour of Autism Awareness Month, please tune in!
“He was an angel sent from God on a mission. Once it was accomplished, he’s just going back to where he belongs.”
Rana Akkad Atassi
“The hard part I had is basically educating parents or other family members and the community on how to deal with children on the spectrum that at the end of the day, they’re very smart, they’re still human at the end of the day.”
– Rana Akkad Atassi
Show highlights
“Some of the children, what happens with them is what happened with my son which is they’re born 100% neurotypical, no red flags and then they regress.”
Rana Akkad Atassi
“It was an amazing discovery that we realized that not only people relocated but we do have people from neighboring countries that ended up moving just to join us.”
Rana Akkad Atassi
“I just went to the computer and I just started sharing my stories, I started saying my fears, my guilt, what I thought was right or wrong and was just trying to seek to see, was I the only one this was happening to?”
Rana Akkad AtassiUseful Links
Website: http://jadsinclusion.com/trips/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rana-akkad-atassi-64855bb2/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Jadsinclusion/
