Fall Festival Raises Over $5,000 for Palm Beach School for Autism

Nov. 2, 2010 - PRLog -- More than 1,000 students, families and community members attended The Palm Beach School for Autism’s 2nd Annual Fall Festival on Saturday, October 30th at the A.G. Holley Complex.  Guests enjoyed a petting zoo, bounce houses, face painting & air brush tattoos, and food by Hypoluxo-Lantana Kiwanis.  The Lantana Police Explorers helped to fingerprint children and Palm Beach County Fire Rescue brought a fire truck for everyone to explore.  Through sponsorships and game booth ticket sales, The Palm Beach School for Autism raised over $5,000 for educational programs.

The Palm Beach School for Autism, a charter school located in Lantana, Florida provides a developmentally appropriate intense behavior intervention program for children with autism and related disabilities.  It addresses the learning needs of its students through individual educational plans, a highly trained teaching staff and choice of curricula to suite the individual needs of the student.  Each student’s program is designed with their unique behavioral traits in mind to overcome their cognitive weaknesses and emphasize their strengths.  Behavioral modification is critical to reach academic success for the child with autism spectrum disorder.

“It was wonderful to see our families and their children with autism enjoying a day specifically designed around their needs,” said Ann Levene, Executive Director at The Palm Beach School for Autism.

For more information about The Palm Beach School for Autism, please contact Josh Hirsch at (561) 533-9917 or via e-mail at JoshH@pbsfa.org.  You can also find us on the Web at www.pbsfa.org

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About The Palm Beach School for Autism:
The mission of The Palm Beach School for Autism is to provide a developmentally appropriate intense behavior intervention program for children with autism spectrum disorder and related disabilities.

The vision and purpose of The Palm Beach School for Autism is to demonstrate that all age children with autism can learn at high levels through a structured academic program based upon the principles of applied behavior analysis.

We address the learning needs of the students that we serve through individual educational plans, a highly trained teaching staff and the choice of curricula to suit the individual needs of the student. Each student’s program will be designed with their unique behavioral traits in mind to overcome their cognitive weaknesses and emphasize their strengths. Behavioral modification is critical to reach academic success for the child with autism spectrum disorder.