“I know the feeling of a child being rejected from a school only because they cannot cope with the school environment, it’s painful and daunting.”- Shamaila Nawaz
Small Steps is born out of the personal experience of our co-founder, Shamaila Nawaz, a British citizen, and Dubai resident for the past 7 years. She is the mother of a young boy with autism. Her struggle began in 2015 when her son was 3.5. Shamaila attended an induction at a school in Dubai where her son had been admitted to start FS1.