Our Mission and Ethos
Our mission is to create opportunities through education, in an environment that is caring, supportive and joyful, improving the lives of children and young adults with Autism and the lives of their families.
Autism Ireland is the Patron of ABACAS Special School for Children with Autism and Complex Needs.
Our ethos is based on the following principles:
Autism Ireland Special Schools are entrenched in Evidence Based Practice. The procedures and methodologies on which the teaching of our students is based have been empirically tested and proven extensively with diverse types of students– children, adolescents, and individuals of all ages. Practitioners are constantly updating teaching practices and procedures in line with novel research findings. It is the continuous measurement of the outcomes for each individual student that distinguishes teaching using evidence based methodologies over all other approaches. This also ensures the complete individualisation and child centered nature of all Autism Ireland Special Schools.
The following characteristics are sought within the general ethos experienced and promoted by the school community:
As a formal agent of education within the special education community, the school model provides an education for their students that develops independence, communication and literacy as much as is possible in the context of the difficulties that Autistic Spectrum Disorder poses.
The Schools will aim at promoting the full and harmonious development of all aspects of the person of the pupil, including his/her relationship with other people and with the environment. The school considers that the pupil’s welfare and positive experience in the school environment to be crucial to his/her development.
Curricula are used to develop skills that are vital to the pupil’s life during their school years and beyond.
Autism Ireland is the Patron of ABACAS Special School for Children with Autism and Complex Needs.
Our ethos is based on the following principles:
- Child centred
- Evidence Based Intervention
- Individualised
- Multi denominational
- Co-Educational
- Parental Involvement
- Professional Respect
Autism Ireland Special Schools are entrenched in Evidence Based Practice. The procedures and methodologies on which the teaching of our students is based have been empirically tested and proven extensively with diverse types of students– children, adolescents, and individuals of all ages. Practitioners are constantly updating teaching practices and procedures in line with novel research findings. It is the continuous measurement of the outcomes for each individual student that distinguishes teaching using evidence based methodologies over all other approaches. This also ensures the complete individualisation and child centered nature of all Autism Ireland Special Schools.
The following characteristics are sought within the general ethos experienced and promoted by the school community:
As a formal agent of education within the special education community, the school model provides an education for their students that develops independence, communication and literacy as much as is possible in the context of the difficulties that Autistic Spectrum Disorder poses.
The Schools will aim at promoting the full and harmonious development of all aspects of the person of the pupil, including his/her relationship with other people and with the environment. The school considers that the pupil’s welfare and positive experience in the school environment to be crucial to his/her development.
Curricula are used to develop skills that are vital to the pupil’s life during their school years and beyond.