Wissam Mounzer

About me

Wissam Mounzer, an assistant professor at the Department of special education, has a background as a psychologist and special educator interested in applied behavioral analysis and teaching children with autism and NP. His research focuses mainly on children with autism spectrum disorders and their families. Above all, he is interested in implementing particular interventions based on applied behavioral analysis, which promotes the learning and development of children with special needs. He also studies various aspects of developing cross-cultural competence. In addition, he runs and provides weekly supervision via Skype to two private schools in Syria for children with particular needs. These are called: Future Centers for Children with Special Needs.

In 2014, Wissam dissertated at Damascus University in Syria with the dissertation: Behavioral Training Program Efficiency with Mothers Participating for Reducing the Behavioral Problems at Sample of Children Infected by Autism. The dissertation aimed to investigate the effectiveness of an intervention program based on applied behavioral analysis methods combined with the involvement of these children's parents (in this case, mothers) to reduce some behavioral issues in the children (3-5 years old) who had been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.  

Publications:  publikationer av Wissam Mounzer vid Stockholms universitet

1. Mounzer, W., Stenhoff, D. M., Alkhateeb, J. M., & Al Khatib, A. J. (2023). A follow-up study of early intensive behavioral intervention program for children with Autism in Syria. Scientific Reports, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-27198-4
2. Mounzer, W., Stenhoff, M. D. (2022). Special Education in Syria: Challenges and Recommendations, a Descriptive Study. International Journal of Disability, Development and Education https://doi.org/10.1080/1034912X.2022.2120602

3. Alkhateeb, J. M., Hadidi, M. S., & Mounzer, W. (2022). The Impact of Autism Spectrum Disorder on Parents in Arab Countries: A Systematic Literature Review. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.955442

4. Mounzer, W., Stenhoff, M. D. (2022). Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention Program for Children with Autism in Syria. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1177/10883576211073686
5. Mounzer, W., & Stenhoff, D. M. (2021). Listen to Me: Parents’ Satisfaction with Special Needs Services in Syria – A Descriptive and Exploratory Study. Journal of Child & Family Studies, 31(3), 807–818. https://doi-org.ezp.sub.su.se/10.1007/s10826-021-02120-0
6. Mounzer, W. (2021). You are not alone! how to improve communication skills in child (1st ed.). Austin Macauley Publishers.
7. Mounzer, W. (2015). Differences in the Dimensions of Family Interaction between the Families of Autistic Children and Families of Children with Typical Development. Institute of Arabic Research and Studies Journal, 12 (3), 73-99.
8. Mounzer, W. (2014). Develop some visual perception skills among a sample of children with High-Functioning Autism. Scholar Journal in Yemen 25 (2), 162-186.
9. Mounzer, W. (2013). Instructional Strategies used by teachers in special units in institutions for children with intellectual disabilities in Damascus. Journal of Al-Furat University, 2 (1), 59-81.
10. Mounzer, W. (2012). Knowledge of behavioral strategies among Syrian teachers at Primary schools in the municipality of Rif-Damascus. Education and Psychology Journal, 17 (1), 116-139.
11. Mounzer, W. & AL Khateeb, J. (2009). Parents' Satisfaction with Services provided to their children with Autism in Syria. Arabian Academy for Special Education journal, 9 (2), 89-107.

Ph.D Dissertation:

• Mounzer, W. (2014). Behavioral Training Program Efficiency with Mothers Participating for Reducing the Behavioral Problems at Sample of Children Infected by Autism- Semi-Experimental Study at Some Autism Specialized Centers in Damascus Countryside Province. Damascus University. (in Arabic)