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China Begins to Recognize and Treat Autism

scottie — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:00:00 +0000

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Yang Xiao You, a music teacher and dad of a son with autism, started the Bolin Autism School in Shenzhen China.

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Yang Xiao You, a music teacher and dad of a son with autism, started the Bolin Autism School in Shenzhen China. He turned an old factory into a school and residence. He explained that autism is only just being recognized in China and that although kids with autism can go to regular schools, there is no special education available. At Bolin, each child is viewed as an individual with special talents. The kids and teachers begin each day with exercise and hugs; then language and reading skills are taught. Yang explained, “We believe autism is not a disease. We can use therapy to get them better and better so they can go to a normal school one day.” Chinese movie star, Jet Li, has begun a foundation - One Foundation - to help kids with autism and other special needs.

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The Autism Project: In China, Private School For Autistic Children Provides Hope

Small School for Autism Helps Kids in Ontario Thrive

scottie — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 20:06:51 +0000

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The Woodview Learning Centre (WLC) is a small school that serves children with autism in Aldershot Ontario.

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The Woodview Learning Centre (WLC) is a small school that serves children with autism in Aldershot Ontario. The private school holds up to 12 kids and focuses on individualized therapies. WLC is similar to a neurotypical school, but spends a great deal of time on social skills and individualized education plans (IEP). The plan is for each child to eventually move to high school and graduate. Program coordinator, Lindsay Court, explained, “This is a really unique program. So far I think we’ve had a 100-per-cent success rate with our students going through high school after they graduate from WLC.”

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Small School for Kids with Autism a Lifesaver

The Whole Learning School Uses Sensory Integration Approach

scottie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:55:37 +0000

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The Whole Learning School teaches children with autism and other developmental delays using a sensory approach.

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The Whole Learning School, located in Plymouth MN, teaches children with autism and other developmental delays using a sensory approach. This small, private school focuses on visual, auditory, and touch as a means of making sure that each student can learn to the best of his ability. Another method the school uses to best work with the individual child is to group learners by ability and not by grade level. Ann Rooney, head of the school says, “All of our kids have processing deficits. The way they move information, process it and comprehend it is slower than their typical peer. So they need more opportunities to practice it, in shorter duration." The school environment is also about learning and becoming comfortable in social situations that will occur outside the school walls.

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An Education for All

New Private School for Children with Autism to Open in Oregon

scottie — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:00:01 +0000

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River City Academy, a private school for children with autism and other neurological disorders, will open in Portland, Oregon in the fall of 2010.

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River City Academy, a private school for children with autism and other neurological disorders, will open in Portland, Oregon in the fall of 2010. Sameera Abdulaziz, the school's founder, is modeling River City after The Monarch School in Houston, Texas. The school is an alternative to traditional schools and will offer early intervention, basic life skills, and individualized therapy plans for each student. The first teachers will train for a year at The Monarch School and future plans call for River City Academy to have a diagnostic clinic and a "Life Academy program for students to practice skills such as food preparation."

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New Autism Therapy Center in Kentucky

scottie — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:21:47 +0000

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A new private school for children with autism will be opening in eastern Kentucky, and will offer intensive applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy services.

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A new private school for children with autism will be opening in eastern Kentucky, and will offer intensive applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy services. The Highlands Center for Autism, affiliated with the Highlands Regional Medical Center, will be the first school in the state to offer intensive ABA therapy for children with autism. The goal of the school is to help transition children with autism into the regular classroom using interventions that include speech, education, and one-on-one training. Shelli Deskins, school director and psychologist, is thrilled to offer the services, and said that no child would be turned away based on behavioral problems.

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Children with Autism get a Head Start

scottie — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:53:10 +0000

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Faison School for Autism has teamed with the Richmond VA school district to offer free preschool for children with autism.

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Faison School for Autism has teamed with the Richmond VA school district to offer free preschool for children with autism. This free Head Start-type program will allow children in the community, who do not have the financial means to attend a private school, the potential to eventually mainstream. The preschool program "uses the "most current, empirically proven techniques, with Applied Behavior Analysis at its core."

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Former School Converted to Help Children with Autism

scottie — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 15:06:31 +0000

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Brianne Nightingale of Canton, OH, is converting an abandoned school building into a private school, The DragonflyAcademy, for children with autism.

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Brianne Nightingale of Canton, OH, is converting an abandoned school building into a private school, The DragonflyAcademy, for children with autism. While the Stark County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities currently has a program serving 35 children with autism, Nightingale sees a need for a school specifically for children with autism. The Dragonfly Academy will service students aged 5-22; they are grouped by kindergarten through 3rd grade, fourth through sixth grades, seventh through ninth grades, tenth through twelfth grades, and career-technical training.

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