Animal Assisted Therapy and the Benefits for Those on the Autism Spectrum Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is a therapeutic intervention that can use animals to help individuals with autism improve their social, emotional, and behavioral skills. This type of therapy offers potential benefits for individuals including: Increased social interaction, decreased anxiety, and improved communication skills. [...]
On July 16, 2023- Roughly 150 people joined us at our 14th annual event celebrating Susan's legacy and provide support to The Learning Spectrum, Learning 4 Life Farm and students on the Autism Spectrum. With a sold out crowd of 108 golfers, this year's event included major corporate sponsorships from DataField Technology Services - [...]
“To serve, with excellence, children with autism and related special needs, in their natural environment. To educate the whole child through a multi-disciplinary approach that meets each child’s individual needs and facilitates the highest level of success.” Jill Medley, a leader in the special educational field, owns and operates The Learning Spectrum [...]
When I was in seventh grade, my teacher taught us the whole way to write a letter. It was about writing to a business. We had to pick the business we wanted to write to. Some people got letters or packages back and some people didn't, but we still learned how to do [...]
Hello! My name is Molly Bochenek. I am a Licensed Independent Social Worker. I began working for The Learning Spectrum in January 2018. From early on I knew that I wanted my career to be in mental health. I decided out of all the choices getting my masters degree in social [...]
Winterfest was a success with over 200+ people attending our Frozen themed performance on December 15th, 2022. Ms. Caroline (Music Therapist), Ms. Valerie (Music Therapist) and Ms. Heather (Art Teacher) organized the most wonderful time of the year for us! From group performances, to solos on the piano, guitar, singing and signing it was [...]
2020 was a difficult year for everyone. We were saddened to have to cancel our annual Winter Fest in 2020 and 2021. But....we are excited to announce that the 12th annual TLS Winter Fest is back! Winter Fest is a magical time of the year. TLS Students from all three sites participate in a [...]
With a record breaking week of 90+ degree weather, we are so thankful that Susan once again was shining upon us at the 2022 Susan Mosure Golf4Autism Memorial - Presented by DataField Technology Services, giving us a cooler temperature of 85 degrees and a beautiful, sunny day! On July 17, 2022- Roughly 135 people [...]
We are excited to announce that TLS just launched a YouTube Channel! With our YouTube Channel, we hope to bring a variety of content like sharing autism awareness in our community, parent resources, showcasing each TLS school (Worthington, Johnstown, Canal Winchester), news, events and so much more. Currently, the TLS YouTube channel has some [...]
