School of Autism is a sensory immersion school
for children with autism, pdd-nos, global developmental delay and sensory integration issues.
It opened Summer 2006 and started it's preschool program September 2006.
The preschool program was so successful and
because of parent demand,
School of Autism expanded it's program to
include kindergarten June 2007. Since School of Autism is a year round school, students receive
over 1000 in-session hours per year, compared to public kindergarten's 400 hours per year. The
kindergarten program uses Oregon State
standards and benchmarks to track the progress
of the students, and both programs are taught by
a teacher with a BA in early childhood education
and a certified registered nurse.
For the 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 school years,
added a Music and additional elementary grades.
We can offer our program to any children in elementary grades 1 to 5.
The goal of School of Autism is to keep
expanding, keep improving, keep learning--
so the best educational environment and
experience is provided to local children with
autism. Some of SOA parents aim to have their
child mainstreamed into public school and
simply need a little longer to prepare their child
--we can do that! Some of SOA parents want to provide their child with a completely alternative education and we can do that!
The School of Autism is a place that
families with children with autism can
go to get therapy, support and education.
Through play, sensory immersion and
guidance by people who actually have been
through the same process, families and
children with autism can be treated AND
educated in one place.
Normally, a child with autism will have to
be taken to different offices for speech
therapy, occupational therapy, and
preschool classes. Families sometimes feel
like they are alone and they don't know
what to do or how to help their child.
We have speech, occupational and
physical therapy integrated into all
of our daily activites. Each child receives
what they need in each area.
We evaluate each child in the areas
of sensory sensitivities, nutrition, social,
cognitive and language development,
and start teaching them from where ever
they are at.
We care about every child we work
with. The children receive praise and
positive reinforcement for every
accomplishment. We truly celebrate every
small step forward with the child and their
parents.
...because
every step, every day adds up. We will
make it, we can get there, one day at a time.
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Located at 1785 NE Sandy Blvd #A, Portland, OR 97232.
If you would like to to schedule an appointment to check us out, please call
503-283-9603.
If you are coming for an appointment, please go through the playground, then down the stairs. THX.
NEWS:
March 7, 2012:
School of Autism is holding its 6th Annual Dinner & Auction on Saturday, June 16th. It is going to be an exciting event held at the Red Lion Convention Center Hotel in the Windows Sky Room that overlooks downtown Portland.
Monday November 7, 2011:
School of Autism is holding its first annual Physics Egg Drop Challenge. Students must make contraptions, using any material, that will hold an egg and prevent it from breaking when dropped from 1 story above the cement ground. Students will spend all week creating prototypes, testing theories involving speed, gravity and free falling. Students will be making their final prototypes at home with their families and they will be dropping their contraptions on Thursday, November 7 at 1:00pm.
an example of the egg-holder that will be inside of a cube made of straws...interesting...we will see how it turns out when it is dropped during our Physics Egg Drop Challenge!
Thursday September 8, 2011:
School of Autism welcomes two new teachers this school year. We would like to welcome Cicely Kaplan and Rosie Stewart. Cicely is our new Teacher's Assistant and Rosie Stewart is our new Preschool Teacher.
Friday April 8, 2011:
School of Autism is holding it's 5th Annual Dinner & Auction on June 4th, 2011. Purchase tickets and get further information by clicking on the link on the left side of this page. Hope to see you there!
Friday March 4, 2011:
School of Autism is hosting it's first annual SCIENCE FAIR! All children with autism and their siblings are welcome and encouraged to participate. The Science Fair will help the children foster a positive self image, giving and receiving peer feedback, and showcasing something he/she finds interesting.
Requirements:
-1 trifold display board with a title
-question (What is the tallest tower that can be built using only popsicle sticks?)
-pictures/drawing
-description of project or process for finding an answer to your question.
To get ideas, check out the website http://sciencebuddies.org/
Wednesday February 23, 2011:
In the event of snow this week, please watch www.KGW.com for Portland Public School Closures. We follow their recommendations where school closures are concerned. If you have further questions, please call Sara at 503-261-3367. Snow is predicted to fall tonight through Friday. In the event of a snow closure Friday, February 25th, Parents Night Out will be rescheduled. Thank you.
10-5-10
Washman Autospas has funded an annual scholarship for 1 child here at SOA! Thank you, Thank you! check out their website at http://www.washmanusa.com/
9-27-10
The new school year has begun. Many new parents in the public school system will find that their child's needs are not being met. School of Autism can help. We do things differently here. Call 503-283-9603--make an appointment to come and check us out! ___________________
7-25-10
Thanks to our generous supporters from our 2010 auction, we were able to hire a new teacher! Shari Roby has her Bachelor's Degree and experience teaching children with autism. She comes with official Floor Time training and she has a wonderful and caring nature that the kids adore! Welcome Shari!
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4-12-10
4th Annual Dinner & Auction Tickets Now Onsale
Event date: June 12th at 6:00pm
Event venue: Salty's, On The Columbia
Tickets~$75 each
Only 6 tables that seat 6 people are available
17 tables that seat 4 people are available
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2-13-10
We just finished moving into our big centrally-located new building. It is located at 1785 NE Sandy Blvd #A, Portland, OR 97232.