Award Recipients
Dr. Mansur Choudry, Assistant Professor, University of Central Oklahoma and Special Care Inc., and Director of the Autism Clinic.
Dr. Choudry is conversant in English, Urdu, Hindi, Arabic, German, Punjabi and Sindhi. He is honored specifically for setting up ABA based intervention programs as Special Care in Pakistan, Bangladesh, UAE and Saudi Arabia, and training trainers in USA, Pakistan, Portugal, Bulgaria, Bangladesh, UAE and Saudi Arabia. Through his work he has been able to ensure continued operation of Autism clinics in Pakistan.
Dr. Margarita Perez Cañadas, Professor at the Faculty of Psychology and Direct of the Early Childhood and Early Intervention Service at Catholic University of Valencia in Spain, and an Ambassador to Division of Early Childhood (DEC) for dissemination of DEC Recommended Practices.
Dr. Canadas has worked to translate and disseminate DEC recommended practices for use throughout Spain, Central and South America. She has conducted research on their use and works to improve practices for young children and their families. She continues to support implementation of these practices in fifteen countries.