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How Does Music Impact the Brain?

“Music stimulates so many parts of the brain at the same time in a way that other things can’t imitate,” says Lisa Leonard, an...

Connections Partners With the Special Olympics -- Here’s What That Means for Our Students

Sports deliver a lot of benefits for children -- from motor skill development and coordination to fitness and cognitive skills. Sports...

Kaitlyn Achieves One Milestone After Another at Connections

Kaitlyn Morales developed on schedule until 16 months of age when she regressed significantly and was diagnosed with autism. She also...

Gratitude Makes Life Better

In this season of thanksgiving, our leadership team shares what they're most thankful for. Debra Johnson Executive Director & Principal...

Student Spotlight: Noah Deev -- A 180-degree change reconnects a family and their son

Noah was born in New York and met many of his development milestones early on. His family was excited to welcome a warm, cheerful baby...

Student Spotlight: Chris Pope --From the ER to Successful Student

Chris Pope was diagnosed with autism as a child and needed a school where teachers understood how to help him with communications, social...

What happens when you Adopt a Class?

We're on a mission to break the cycle of teacher-funded classrooms by inviting people to Adopt a Class with needs ranging from $25 to...

Meet Debra Johnson, Our Executive Director

Watching an art teacher at the age of 10 drew the path for Debra (“Debi”) Johnson’s career. At that moment, she knew she wanted to teach,...

How we teach reading to visual learners

Reading and comprehension of written material can pose unique challenges to students with autism. At Connections, we help students master...

Connections starts Parent Swim Training Program

We have extended our Health & Wellness Program to Connections' families. We invited the families to Lake Lytle to teach them the best...

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