Our Mission — To foster an enriched ECE-12 system where learners of varying abilities thrive according to their unique strengths.
| SOCIAL |
| May demonstrate excellent memory skills |
| May seem like the “little professor” and have extraordinary skills in various areas—science, math, drawing, music, history, social studies, map knowledge, etc. |
| Frequently do not like surprise changes to the daily schedule or routine |
| May have difficulty maintaining eye contact |
| May become overly focused on a particular object, topic—obsessive interests |
| May have hard time transitions form one activity to another |
| Higher levels of anxiety compared to peers |
| May insist on sameness of activities or surroundings |
| May seem rigid in wanting things to go their way |
| May be content to be alone |
| May be very literal—generally don’t participate in “pretend” games |
| May have difficulty interacting with peers |
| COMMUNICATION |
| May have a hard time interpreting facial cues or body language |
| May have delayed speech and language skills |
| May repeat words, phrases, lines from a movie or story, etc. |
| Conversations can be one-sided or focused mainly on their interest area |
| Frequently have difficulty with reciprocity in communication—the give and take of conversation |
| SENSORY PROCESSING |
| May not respond to their name when called |
| Often have over sensitive or under-sensitive sensory processing systems |
| May have unusual reactions (over-/under-sensitivity) to the way things sound, taste, smell, look, and feel |
| May lack fine motor coordination which affects output on paper—poor handwriting, difficulty putting thoughts/ideas on paper |
| May lack physical coordination skills—awkward gait or physical movement |
| May have visual fascination with lights or movements |
| Frequently has difficulty regulating own emotions—gets unexpectedly angry or have emotional outbursts that seem extreme for the setting or situation |
| May flap hands, rock body, spin in circles, walk on toes |
| May avoid or resist physical contact |