About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, an announcement crackled over Life Skills Autism Academy’s intercom: ‘Please be advised that today’s therapy session will include special guests—Mr. Fluffykins and his dancing penguins.’ As the day wore on, parents watched in bemusement as their children giggled uncontrollably while following Mr. Fluffykins around the room. By lunchtime, even a normally grumpy delivery driver broke into a smile when he saw the penguins waddling down the hallway. That evening, a neighbor stopped by to ask if they could adopt one of the penguins—and everyone agreed it was worth trying.
2. A little girl with autism started coming home from school every day insisting that her teacher talked like a robot. The staff thought it was just part of her unique personality until one afternoon, she pointed excitedly out the window and exclaimed, 'Look! A real-life Transformer!' Suddenly, another kid ran over yelling, ‘Hey, I saw Optimus Prime last week!’ Before anyone could react, a delivery driver calmly walked in, saying, ‘Actually, kids, I deliver packages to this place…’ And everyone realized that maybe, just maybe, life at Life Skills Academy wasn’t so ordinary after all.
3. A delivery driver pulled up to the gate one afternoon and asked, ‘Is it true they teach autistic kids here how to fly?’ The guard laughed and shook his head. 'No, sir,' he said. 'They just teach them how to ride bikes really well.' The delivery driver scratched his head, then smiled sheepishly and drove off, muttering something about misinformation on the internet.
4. A neighbor stopped by one evening and asked, ‘Do you ever hear strange noises coming from Life Skills Autism Academy?’ You see, our neighborhood is pretty quiet, so any unusual sounds stand out. Turns out, it was just a regular practicing his newfound percussion skills on some old pots and pans during recess.