"I've Got a Boy With Autism" - One Parent's Emotional Journey

By Cathy Cardon
June 23, 2010

Here is a link to an article that appeared earlier this month in Parade Magazine.  It details the struggle of a parent, in this case, a famous professional golfer, coping with the fact that his son has autism, and how that challenge affected him both emotionally and professionally.  It is compelling reading.  We encourage you to read it and see if it in any way reflects any similar feelings/struggles that you might have experienced. 

http://www.parade.com/news/what-america-cares-about/featured/100613-ive-got-a-boy-with-autism.html

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League School Receives Prestigious NASET Award

By Dr. Margaret Reed
May 26, 2010

I am pleased to announce that League School of Greater Boston was recently selected by the National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET) as a NASET School of Excellence for the 2010-2011 school year.  Each year, this honor is bestowed on private special education schools across the nation that meet rigorous professional criteria and have demonstrated truly exceptional dedication, commitment and achievement in the field of special education.   This year League School was one of only four Massachusetts private special education schools to to be selected.  We are honored by this award.  It recognizes the dedication of our teachers and the caliber of our programs while underscoring our commitment to providing League School students with the highest quality education.  To paraphrase the NASET website, “These are exceptional teachers teaching exceptional students.”

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Home Depot Helps League School Students Build Birdhouses - and Communication Skills

By Andy Zides
May 14, 2010

On Tuesday, March 30th, the League School, in conjunction with Home Depot, sponsored a special Kid’s Workshop at which Home Depot employees visited the school to teach students in the CAT Program how to build their own birdhouses. This was the first in a series of workshops run by Home Depot focusing on instructing students across all programs in the basics of woodworking. During the workshop, students were provided their own orange Home Depot aprons, tee shirts, and pins. With the assistance of Home Depot and League School staff, students were taught how to fit pre-cut wooden blocks of various shapes in a step-by-step process, using nails, small hammers, and wood glue. Workshops such as this provide a multidisciplinary approach to addressing student’s skills in executive functioning, social communication, fine motor, and bi-lateral integration. The workshop proved so successful that students were still talking about their experience weeks later, and one student even expressed an interest in obtaining employment at Home Depot. The volunteers from Home Depot worked enthusiastically with our students and are looking forward to returning in the future. League School wishes to thank Home Depot’s Norwood store manager, Renee, and volunteers Brad, Kathy and Shirley for their efforts with the students. We look forward to Home Depot’s next workshop at the school on June 2nd.

     

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