Academy MetroWest

07/24/2026

More LARP madness! Here are some scenes from today's epic final battle.

07/22/2026

Our summer program, Creative Adventures, is well underway. Here are some highlights from the first 2 1/2 weeks, including some from this week's LARP.

06/03/2026

Dr. Joseph Moldover has been one of the most popular and well received presenters at the parent workshops we've hosted over the years. This Fall, his practice will be launching its own online series of online presentations for parents and professionals. Each presentation will include time for live Q&A. This promises to be a great series! Click the link for details.

Inside Learning Conversations About Development, Education, and Neuropsychology Free online presentations for parents, educators, clinicians, and advocates navigating questions about learning, development, attention, autism, school struggles, and neuropsychological evaluation. Hosted by developmenta...

05/16/2026

Creative Adventures Summer Program 2026 is starting to fill up. Week 4 (7/27-7/31) is now fully booked up. Weeks 2, 3, and 5 are on the verge. Contact us for application materials to insure your child's spot at camp!

05/12/2026

Here it is - this year's model. I give you the '25/'26 Academy MetroWest staff photo - with apologies to Jack DiMento who should have been included!

05/02/2026

Our friends at Fusion Academy are running a workshop that I'd imagine is of interest to many of the parents on this page. They run a great program and this is sure to be informative and valuable.

Learn about our upcoming event: Parenting a Screenager. Fusion Academy is a private school that focuses on personalized learning to help middle and high school students reach their full potential.

03/19/2026

If you're interested in enrolling your child in our Creative Adventures Summer Program, some weeks are starting to fill up. For an up to date list of openings remaining, please visit our website.

Creative Adventures at Academy MetroWest, a summer program for children between the ages of 8 and 15, is based on a cooperative and non-competitive approach to children’s recreation and social skills development. When children are presented with opportunities to play in a way that emphasizes colla...

02/24/2026

Special education disagreements can feel overwhelming and personal.

On Wednesday evening, March 4, Join Academy MetroWest for Resolving Special Education Disputes, a free workshop led by Kimberly Winslow, Esq., a special education attorney. The workshop will run from 7:15 to 8:45pm.

Learn how disputes arise, what your legal rights are, and how to approach resolution thoughtfully and effectively.

Admission is free but registration is required:

02/23/2026

Academy MetroWest is canceling classes on Monday, February 23 due to the snowstorm. Stay safe everyone!

01/30/2026

Over the past few months, I've been thinking more carefully about how autism is diagnosed - and how these definitions affect children and families in real life.

I wrote a piece about this process and about why specificity still matters.

Maybe at one point the definition of autism was too narrow but in 2026, it feels like it's losing its ability to discriminate between who has autism and who doesn't have autism.