EDEN II SCHOOL FOR AUTISTIC CHILDREN

RESIDENTIAL SERVICES PROVIDED A SOLUTION FOR FAMILIES WHO CAN NO LONGER MEET THE EXTREME SUPERVISION AND SUPPORT NEEDS OF THEIR CHILD WITH AUTISM. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDED A SAFE AND HAPPY HOME FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ASD. A SKILLED AND CARING TEAM SUPPORTED EACH RESIDENT IN DEVELOPING SELF-CARE, COMMUNICATION, SOCIALIZATION, AND OTHER LIFE SKILLS. CLINICAL SUPPORTS WERE PROVIDED ACROSS MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING SPEECH, PSYCHOLOGY, AND MEDICAL/HEALTH-RELATED FIELDS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, 62 ADULTS WITH ASD RESIDED IN OUR SIX COMMUNITY RESIDENCES LOCATED ON STATEN ISLAND, AND 12 ADULTS WITH ASD RESIDED IN OUR TWO COMMUNITY RESIDENCES LOCATED ON LONG ISLAND.

EDUCATIONAL SERVICES PROVIDED INSTRUCTION BASED ON INTENSIVE BEHAVIOR ANALYTIC TEACHING TECHNIQUES TO STUDENTS DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD). THESE PROGRAMS UTILIZED A VARIETY OF EVIDENCE-BASED TEACHING STRATEGIES, INCLUDING DISCRETE TRIAL INSTRUCTION, VIDEO MODELING, AND OBSERVATIONAL LEARNING. PROGRAMMING INCLUDED GOALS IN ACADEMICS, PLAY AND SOCIAL SKILLS, COMMUNICATION, SELF-HELP SKILLS, AND ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR. SPEECH THERAPY WAS PROVIDED AS A RELATED SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH EACH STUDENT'S INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATIONAL PLAN. OTHER SCHOOL PROGRAM COMPONENTS INCLUDED COMMUNITY OUTINGS, ADAPTIVE PHYSICAL EDUCATION, MUSIC, AND MOVEMENT. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, EDEN II PROVIDED PARENT TRAINING AND SUPPORT IN CLASS, AT HOME, AND DAY AND EVENING PARENT WORKSHOPS. ADDITIONALLY, OUR SCHOOL PROGRAM HAD A COMMUNITY-BASED VOCATIONAL TRAINING COMPONENT, WHEREBY MANY OF OUR ADOLESCENTS (WITH THE SUPPORT AND SUPERVISION OF THEIR TEACHERS) VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME BY PERFORMING JOB-RELATED TASKS FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES IN THE COMMUNITY. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, APPROXIMATELY 105 STUDENTS, AGES 8-21, PARTICIPATED IN FULL-DAY EDUCATION PROGRAMS ON STATEN ISLAND. EDEN II'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN STATEN ISLAND ALSO INCLUDED A PRESCHOOL PROGRAM THAT SERVED 74 STUDENTS, SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER SUPPORT SERVICES (SETSS), WHICH PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR 74 CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 3-5 IN THEIR HOME OR A CENTER-BASED SETTING, AND SPECIAL EDUCATION ITINERANT TEACHER (SEIT) SERVICES, WHICH PROVIDED SESSIONS FOR 50 CHILDREN 3-5 YEARS OF AGE. ON LONG ISLAND, EDEN II'S GENESIS SCHOOL PROGRAM SERVED 30 INDIVIDUALS, AGES 5-21, IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS.