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Narrative

The May Center School for Autism and Developmental Disabilities in Randolph, Mass., offers an ideal setting for autistic children and teens. We also help those with other special needs to learn and grow. It is a school where students have a strong foundation to build a meaningful life.

Located 20 minutes from Boston, the school provides full-day, year-round educational and vocational services for children and teens from age 3 to 22. We use proven methods of treatment and teaching based on the latest clinical and applied research. Classrooms typically have 1:2 staff-student ratios.  Our highly trained staff use the most effective methods of working with children with ASD. Classroom activities emphasize all areas of a student's development, including:

• communication
• language
• social
• school-readiness
• self-care
• play skills

Approximately 50 percent of the students who go to the school live in one of our community-based residences.

Our school's roomy, state-of-the-art facility offers a menu of services designed to support the unique needs of our students. Some of the features include:

• an adaptive gym
• custom-built indoor and outdoor play areas
• a vocational (work) training room
• a multi-media library
• art and music rooms
• an large medical suite

For our youngest learners, our program is designed to focus on developing the social, communication, and daily living skills of those students, ages 3-12, diagnosed with autism and other developmental disabilities (DD).

For older students, we emphasize transitional (school to work) skills. We try to help students live more independently. The Todd Fournier Center for Employment Training and Community Inclusion, located on the May Center campus, helps prepare young people to successfully transition from a school setting into the larger, and often more challenging, outside world.

Service Types

• Family Support
• Mental Health
• Schools - Day
• Schools - Residential
• Skills Training
• Speech Therapy

Program Type

• Counseling
• Mental Health

Populations Served

• Asperger's Syndrome
• Autism Spectrum
• Behavior Disorder
• Developmental Disability
• Intellectual Disabilities
• Nonverbal Communication
• Sensory Processing Disorder

Ages Served

• 3 - 4
• 5 - 8
• 9 - 13
• 14 - 18
• 19 - 22

Accessibility Features

• Accessible Parking
• Accessible Restrooms
• Near Public Transportation
• Wheelchair Ramps

Additional Information

• Accredited By: DOE, EEC
• Fees: Personal Funds
• Licensed By: DOE, EEC