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The League School’s Pathfinders Program is an academic-track program for middle school and high school-aged students challenged by Asperger’s Syndrome. The goal of the program is to prepare students to pass the MCAS and go on to either employment or college following graduation. League School has sent several Pathfinders students to community colleges in recent Read more…

League School is pleased to inform you of a new document supporting the effectiveness of the SCERTS© Model, SCERTS and Evidence-based Practice[1]. Developed over the past year, this paper outlines the SCERTS Model and current guidelines for evidence-based practice. The SCERTS Model is relatively new to many practitioners and parents, and it is important to articulate Read more…

National School Backpack Awareness Day, sponsored by the American Occupational Therapy Association, is an annual event occurring in September. Backpack events are held across the country to educate families, communities and schools about the serious health effects caused by backpacks that are too heavy or are worn incorrectly. According to a study by Boston University, Read more…

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 Read more…

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 Read more…