{"url":"/chatsworth/academy-for-the-advancement-of-children-with-autism","provider":{"id":"academy-for-the-advancement-of-children-with-autism","name":"Academy for the Advancement of Children with Autism","kind":"organization","about":"The Academy for the Advancement of Children with Autism (AACA) operates California-certified nonpublic, nonsectarian school programs for students with special education needs, with campuses in Chatsworth, Antelope Valley (Lancaster) and Oxnard. It combines academics with clinical services (ABA, speech, occupational and physical therapy) and works with school districts and IEP teams. The Chatsworth campus is at 22280 Devonshire St.; the registry lists 10824 Topanga Canyon Blvd. The Antelope Valley campus is at 6742 East Ave H, Lancaster, and the Oxnard campus at 2311 Statham Blvd.","website":"https://www.autismacademy.org","phone":"(818) 882-0200","email":"info@autismacademy.org","instagram":null,"founded":null,"credentials":["CDE-certified nonpublic school","CDE-certified nonpublic agency","Regional center vendor (PL0757, code 605)"],"languages":[],"image":null},"location":{"id":"main","name":null,"street":"22280 Devonshire St","unit":null,"city":"chatsworth","zip":"91311","neighborhood":null,"coords":[-118.612034,34.257166],"precision":"exact"},"serviceArea":[],"programs":[{"id":"nonpublic-school","type":"school","name":"Nonpublic school for students with autism","summary":"Certified nonpublic school for students ages 5-22 with IEPs, combining K-12+ academics with ABA, speech, OT and PT, in Chatsworth.","description":"A California-certified nonpublic, nonsectarian school for students ages 5-22 placed through an IEP, with a K-12+ curriculum aligned to state special education standards covering reading, writing, language arts, social studies, science and math. The transition program adds social skills, functional life skills, community-based instruction and career preparation. Clinical services are built into the school day: ABA (including discrete trial training and Floor Time), speech and language, occupational therapy, school-based physical therapy and adaptive physical education, plus counseling by licensed psychologists and therapists and parent workshops. Therapy is offered individually, in small groups and in the classroom. Staff are described as fully credentialed, and the approach uses rewards and reinforcement rather than punishment. Placement goes through the student's school district and IEP team. The Chatsworth campus office is open 8:30-3:30 on school days.","categories":["special-education","private-school"],"ages":{"min":5,"max":21},"format":"in-person","grades":{"min":0,"max":12},"school":{"sector":"private"},"traits":{"specialNeeds":"focused","conditions":["autism","speech-language","sensory-processing","behavior"],"insurance":["school-district"],"admission":"application","offers":["special-education"],"staff":["credentialed-teachers"],"goals":["independence","social","life-skills","confidence"],"feel":"A nonpublic special education school where academics and therapies happen together on campus, using rewards and reinforcement.","topics":["nonpublic-school","iep-support","transition-program","adaptive-pe","parent-training","community-based-instruction","aba","speech-therapy","occupational-therapy","physical-therapy","san-fernando-valley","several-la-sites"],"groupSize":["one-on-one","small-group"],"methods":["discrete-trial","dir-floortime"]}},{"id":"clinical-services","type":"health","name":"ABA, speech and adaptive skills services","summary":"ABA, parent training and adaptive skills training in home, school and community, plus speech therapy open to children from outside schools.","description":"Clinical services offered by AACA's nonpublic agency and as a regional center vendor (vendor PL0757, code 605). ABA includes discrete trial training, Floor Time, functional behavior assessments, behavior support and intervention plans, parent and care provider training, and consultation with school district staff, in the classroom and in the home. Therapeutic Behavioral Services are also available. The adaptive skills program gives one-to-one instruction at home and in the community on self-care, communication, social skills, community use and work preparation. Speech and language therapy is individual, small-group or in class, and is open to children from outside schools and districts and to private individuals. Supervisors hold a master's degree or higher. Paid through school districts and regional center funding. Campuses in Chatsworth, Lancaster and Oxnard.","categories":["aba-therapy","speech-therapy","child-therapy"],"ages":{"min":0,"max":21},"format":"in-person","health":{"specialties":["Applied behavior analysis","Discrete trial training","Floor Time","Parent training","Adaptive skills training","Speech and language therapy","Occupational therapy","Physical therapy"],"practitioners":["Laura Herrell, OTDOTR/L"]},"traits":{"specialNeeds":"focused","conditions":["autism","speech-language","behavior"],"delivery":["in-home","school","community"],"insurance":["regional-center","school-district"],"groupSize":["one-on-one","small-group"],"feel":"ABA and adaptive skills services delivered in classrooms, homes and the community, with parents trained as part of the team.","topics":["parent-training","vendored-regional-center","several-la-sites","adaptive-skills","discrete-trial","floortime","fba","behavior-intervention-plan","school-consultation","san-fernando-valley"],"methods":["discrete-trial","dir-floortime"],"goals":["independence","life-skills","social","wellbeing"]}}],"source":{"url":"https://www.autismacademy.org","name":"NPPES NPI registry, September 2026","fetched":"2026-10-12"},"updated":"2026-10-12","checked":null,"closed":null,"sample":false}