Dr. Sultan Alfawaz OTD, MA, BSc (Hons), OTR/L

Dr. Sultan Alfawaz is a Saudi Arabian occupational therapy consultant based in Riyadh & Los Angeles, California with over 14 years of experience in child development, sensory integration, autism, and sensory feeding. He obtained his BSc (Hons) in Occupational therapy at Brunel University, his post-professional master (MA), and his post-professional clinical doctorate in occupational therapy (P.P. OTD) at the University of Southern California. Dr. Alfawaz completed his clinical residency at Pediatric Therapy Network (PTN), Torrance, California in 2013. His doctoral thesis focused on norming the newly psychometric test “Structured Observations of Sensory Integration-Motor”. He has worked and volunteered in Saudi Arabia, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Dr. Alfawaz serves at the Standing Committee of the American Association of Occupational Therapy (AOTA)-Children & Youth.  Dr. Alfawaz is a senior adjunct professor at Alfaisal University. He currently splits his time between working in the US as a visiting consultant and in Saudi Arabia as the head of occupational therapy services at the Center For Autism Research, King Faisal Specialized Hospital & Research Center.

Dr.  Alfawaz was the 1st Saudi occupational therapist to obtain the American Board in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) and SIPT certification in 2012 and to achieve a Post Professional clinical doctorate in Occupational therapy. He is an internationally and locally recognized clinician and lecturer. He currently leads the Middle East and North Africa normative data collection for the Evaluation in Ayres Sensory Integration (EASI). Dr. Alfawaz is the head of the ethical Committee at the International Council Education of Ayres Sensory Integration.  Dr. Alfawaz is the coordinator of Ayres Sensory Integration ® courses at Alfaisal University. He’s excited for this opportunity to assist his country and local clinicians to better assess and understand children with sensory integrative disorders and to effectively plan more effective interventions that help children to actively participate and maximize their potential in life.