About

As educators of neurodiverse children, our service is providing for academic excellence, but we must also facilitate the development of critical social and life skills in our scholars. Since our inception in 2014, we have recognized the development of life skills as paramount to student success. We focus not only on academic skills, but also on social skills, emotional regulation, leadership, self-determination, and independent living skills. For example, how do you hold a conversation? Are you a good winner and loser? Can you recognize when you are stressed? Our goal is for our students to master concepts which will help them in their relationships, schooling and workplace, showing them how to affirm their worth, the worth of others and their valued place within our community. Our leadership has developed rich elective programs and growth opportunities. Through our in-school transition program and our partnerships with Workability or the University of Arizona’s UCEDD program, our students are taught the critical skills needed to further their potential through an appropriate career path. Our teaching methodology is based on Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and we incorporate Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support (PBIS) into our curriculum. The Abbie School has a 100% graduation rate!