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Causes: Autism, Disabilities, Education, Health, Mental Health, Mental Health Disorders, Secondary & High Schools, Special Education
Mission: Focus Academy empowers quirky youth and young adults to become successful, contributing, independent members of society. This is done through academic, life and social education, vocational training and family support. Quirky includes individuals with diagnoses of high-functioning autism, anxiety, depression or gifted and talented.
Results: Of the 33 Focus Academy graduates: 84% are drivers 81% have attended college 63% have been employed at least part-time 38% have lived with a roommate or independently (as of May 2022).
Target demographics: quirky kids (ADHD, High functioning autism, Anxiety, gifted and talented)
Geographic areas served: Sugar Land AND The Woodlands
Programs: a private school that empowers quirky youth and young adults to become successful, contributing, independent members of society. This is done through academic, life and social education, vocational training and family support. Quirky includes individuals with diagnoses of high-functioning autism, anxiety, depression or gifted and talented.