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AUTISM.tv is home to some of the leading experts in educating students with autism and providing support to their families. In this brief interactive video with curriculum expert Shannon Mitchell, who is the director of schools for the Autism Academy, she explains the importance of Instructional Strategies and an Individualized Education Plan. Mitchell says, when…

AUTISM.tv is featuring expert life skills teacher Leslie Dille for her incredible support in helping students with autism transition from school to work. All schools that educate children with autism need to make sure they have the life skills needed to survive after graduation. During campus involvement, Dille’s students rotate through different workstations learning various…

Our new P.E. teacher teaching our AAED students how to exercise and the benefits of it!

Autism Academy Host Mega Pool Party!

By Anthony KaDarrell Thigpen Email: Anthony_Thigpen@aol.com AUTISM ACADEMY – Speed sprinting, hurdling hurdles, coaching, and training are the characteristics that define Trevaia Williams-Davis. Now, she’s sharing her shining experiences with students enrolled at the Autism Academy, a school for children with autism. Initially, the goal is to help students with coordination, balance, strength, and locomotor…

By Anthony KaDarrell Thigpen Email: Anthony_Thigpen@aol.com AUTISM ACADEMY – Summer vacation is spiraling to an end. Administrators and teachers at the Autism Academy, a school for children with autism, are making the final plans for an exceptional school year. Parents everywhere, especially moms, are scrambling to prepare themselves and their children to head back to…

By Anthony KaDarrell Thigpen E-mail: Anthony_Thigpen@aol.com AUTISM ACADEMY – Since 2013, the Autism Academy gains parent support from a dedicated group of volunteers. This passionate group of hardworking helpers at our autism schools are called the Parent Partnership Program (P3), which is similar to the Parent and Teacher Organization (PTO) in public schools. Each campus,…

By Anthony KaDarrell Thigpen Email: Anthony_Thigpen@aol.com AUTISM ACADEMY – Hiring positive teachers and showing them appreciation is what defines the culture of most schools. Jenny Sevier has been the academic middle school teacher at the Autism Academy in Tempe for three years. “I piloted the program,” she said. She helped rollout classroom rotations, small group…

By Anthony KaDarrell Thigpen Email: Anthony_Thigpen@aol.com AUTISM ACADEMY – Teachers and principals seldom get the accolades and appreciation most agree they deserve, but at the Autism Academy, a school for children with autism, employees sing to a different tune. This school for autism has a trademark of high morale that transfers from administrators to teachers…

By Anthony KaDarrell Thigpen E-mail: Anthony_Thigpen@aol.com AUTISM ACADEMY – Receiving a diploma is a life defining accomplishment, especially when you beat the odds. That’s why the Autism Academy, a school for children with autism, is planning a huge celebration for Joshua Butcher and Bradley Lentz. They are officially members of the graduating class of 2017!…