Ábalta Special School is a day school based in Parkmore, Galway, Ireland, for students with autism and complex needs. Students in the school range in age from aged 4 to 18. The multi-disciplinary team of teachers and therapists ensures the delivery of educational programs tailored to the needs of each student as well as supporting those students and their families:

•  The school is a unique facility that provides individualised teaching programs with high staff to student ratios.
•   Student learning is aided through the service of a behaviour support and learning specialist on site.
•   Sensory needs are addressed through intensive occupational therapy interventions by the school’s occupational therapist.
•   Communication programs are delivered by the school’s speech and language therapy consultant.
•   Community integration is fostered for students though mainstream integration programs in local schools as well as community linkage with local industry for older students.