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Since our inception in 1996, Giant Steps has been focused on providing education, therapeutic and recreational programs for Elementary, Junior High and High School students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), their families and the community.
Giant Steps is currently designated as a therapeutic day school in the State of Illinois licensed and certified to exclusively serve students with a primary diagnosis of autism.
Our goal is to improve a child's ability to interact, communicate, and develop academic and daily living skills through a one-on-one integrated approach.
School Motto: 'Equipping and empowering students to be academically successful and to independently participate in their community to the fullest extent possible both now and into adulthood.'
Since our inception in 1996, Giant Steps has been focused on
providing education, therapeutic and recreational programs for
Elementary, Junior High and High School students with Autism
Spectrum Disorders (ASD), their families and the community. Giant
Steps is currently designated as a therapeutic day school in the
State of Illinois licensed and certified to exclusively serve
students with a primary diagnosis of autism. Our goal is to improve
a child's ability to interact, communicate, and develop academic
and daily living skills through a one-on-one integrated approach.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
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Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
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