“The Y.A.L.E. School has been a blessing for my son. Finally, he is in a place where he is understood and can thrive and be successful being himself. The teachers are patient and knowledgeable and my son has flourished... If it were up to him he would be going to school seven days a week!" — Sharon C.
VIDEO: Luke Mammel—a student in the Standard 9 Transition Concentration at Y.A.L.E.’s Cherry Hill Campus—loves music and loves to perform. He dreams of one day becoming a professional musician and children’s entertainer, so the staff set out to find him an audience. Read More
Staff at The Y.A.L.E. School’s Cherry Hill campus are always happy and proud when students graduate, but they are just as happy when students return to share stories of their life after Y.A.L.E. Whether graduates have moved on to college, a career, independent living—or all three—staff enjoy learning about how their transition to adulthood is progressing. It is not surprising, then, that Alumni Night is one of the most anticipated events on the school calendar. Read More
For some people, there is a clear and direct course that leads to their occupation. For others, there’s no clear path. For Dr. Mieke Goossens, (pronounced Mee-ka Go-zens), the school psychologist at Y.A.L.E.’s Medford and Mansfield Township campuses, situations and options unfolded in unexpected ways to bring her to work with students with Asperger’s. Read More
In January, representatives from the Y.A.L.E. School attended the annual Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) Autism conference in Philadephia. This year’s conference topic was Science-Based Social and Communication Strategies in Autism. ABAI is one of the leading national organizations for people involved with behavior analysis. Y.A.L.E. staff members met the public and ABA professionals at our exhibit table where information about Y.A.L.E.’s various programs and services was available.
As you bustle about getting ready for the holidays, imagine for a moment being a child with autism: the stranger with a white beard and a red fur coat is terrifying, new foods present a sensory overload, music is too loud, lights are too bright, and riding in the car or traveling a new route can provoke a tantrum.
While the holidays can be a challenging time of year for anyone, it can be especially hard for a child with autism. The students at The Y.A.L.E School’s Voorhees campus receive year-round instruction designed to prepare them to navigate some of these stressors. Read More
The Y.A.L.E. School has a long tradition of community involvement and outreach, a practice that can help teach our students to become full-fledged citizens. While service learning is a year-round effort—in fact, each classroom provides at least two hours of service learning per marking period—it takes on special meaning during the holidays, when students work to help organizations such as Toys for Tots, the Food Bank of South Jersey, Philabundance, and others. Read More
John Barnard, an accomplished clinician and educator, joins the Y.A.L.E. School team with almost 20 years of experience working with individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities in both home-based and center-based instructional environments. Read More
“Be yourself… March to your own drummer… Think different.” That is the message of advocate and New York Times best-selling author John Elder Robison, who recently appeared at The Y.A.L.E. School’s Cherry Hill campus to meet with students. Read More
This fall, the nation’s toughest anti-bullying law went into effect in New Jersey, holding schools accountable and requiring them to establish procedures to stop or prevent instances of harassment, intimidation and bullying. Long before the law was enacted, The Y.A.L.E. School worked to prevent bullying by implementing evidence-based strategies. Read More
The Y.A.L.E. School’s Cherry Hill Campus may soon have an after-school program, and judging by the reaction of parents to a recent survey, it couldn’t come soon enough. In early November, 67 percent of Y.A.L.E. School Cherry Hill parents surveyed responded that they were “very” interested in an after-school program. Read More
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