Acton Academy Eastern Long Island Launches First Phase Of Autism Studio in Riverhead, New York

Acton Academy Eastern Long Island (Acton ELI) is launching the first phase of the Autism Studio on July 6, 2021, in Riverhead, N.Y. The Autism Studio will use an emerging, innovative communication modality called Spelling to Communicate (S2C). S2C is a program designed to support communication for non-speaking, minimally-speaking, and unreliably-speaking individuals with sensory-motor differences.

Through S2C, students with motor difficulties learn to coordinate their brain and body to communicate by spelling. This practice builds new neural pathways in order to create an alternative outlet for communication. As students practice these motor skills, they grow . . .