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When Susan Al Matrooshi’s twin sons, Zayed and Rashed, were diagnosed with severe autism at age three, she found herself completely alone. Now, nine years old and non-verbal, the boys require round-the-clock care, and their mother has turned that isolation into a lifeline for dozens of other families.
“I had very little support and had to navigate everything completely on my own,” said Susan, who lives in Umm Al Quwain and drives to Dubai five days a week for her sons’ therapy. “It was a very lonely and desperate time.”
In 2022,…
