“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 [...]

Much like the rest of the Autism community, many of our families struggle with the concept of a “balanced” life. Between schooling, therapies, appointments, IEP’s and ETR’s, parents are then faced with the decision of ESY (Extended School Year) and deciding between consistency and the fabled normalcy of life. While The Learning Spectrum offers a [...]