About Garden Academy

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LEADING CHILDREN WITH AUTISM TO A BRIGHTER FUTURE

Garden Academy is a non-profit school for children with autism located in Maplewood NJ.

History
Garden Academy was  founded by parents in 2004 in response to the critical shortage of appropriate services in our region.  In just a few short years we have grown from a dream into a state-approved school that has earned a place among the preeminent programs in our region.  Garden Academy’s program, faculty and families have been featured in The New York Times, on PBS, in The Newark Star Ledger, on CBS television and elsewhere.  We have published research, shared our methods at international conferences and were selected by Autism Speaks to develop a comprehensive play curriculum for children with autism.   More…

Our Program
Our program is based upon the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis, a science that has been recognized as effective at helping individuals with autism by the US Surgeon General, the National Institutes of Health and others.  It is designed to help all children with autism reach their individual potential to live independent productive lives.  While not a cure, research has shown that with the right help up to 40% of children with autism can go on to be fully mainstreamed — attend the same schools and be part of the same classrooms as their typically developing peers. More…

Brighter Futures
Every day at Garden Academy, children with autism are being taught the skills they need to participate in life. Every day, they are learning to ask for a drink of water when they are thirsty, tie their shoes, write their names, read, write and to tell their parents “I love you.”  More…

Support
Garden Academy is dependant on philanthropic support to help achieve its goals.  Please consider supporting Garden Academy and helping us to continue our important work.  More…