Mission
GARDEN ACADEMY, INC. USES SCIENTIFIC DATA-BASED AND ACCOUNTABLE INTERVENTIONS TO PROVIDE AN INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION TO STUDENTS WITH AUTISM, SO THAT THEY MAY LEAD LIVES OF THE GREATEST POSSIBLE INDEPENDENCE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO HELPING STUDENTS DEVELOP SKILLS NECESSARY TO REALIZE THEIR FULL EDUCATIONAL POTENTIAL AND TO BECOME INTEGRAL AND FUNCTIONAL MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY. GARDEN ACADEMY PROVIDES A HIGHLY STRUCTURED, INTENSIVE, OUTCOME-ORIENTED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS ON THE AUTISTIC SPECTRUM, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING FOR ALL STAFF ON AN ON-GOING BASIS, PARENT TRAINING AND TRANSITIONAL SERVICES FOR STUDENTS MOVING INTO LESS RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENTS. WHEN APPROPRIATE GARDEN ACADEMY ALSO PROMOTES INCREASED COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF AUTISM, PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS AND APPROPRIATE INTERVENTIONS.