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A nonprofit center built specifically around autism and developmental-disability therapy, and a school that teaches its full academic curriculum in Spanish rather than offering it as a subject.

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North Charleston nonprofit center dedicated to autism and developmental-disability therapy

Beautiful Gate Center

Beautiful Gate Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in North Charleston, provides ABA therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, evaluations, and a center-based program specifically for children with autism and other developmental disabilities, with additional services for adults with developmental disabilities — a dedicated special-needs therapy center rather than a mainstream daycare that also accepts special-needs children.

Source: Beautiful Gate Center

Full-curriculum Spanish-immersion school, age 2 through upper grades

Charleston Bilingual Academy

Charleston Bilingual Academy in North Charleston teaches its academic curriculum in Spanish rather than as a subject, across three divisions spanning early childhood (age 2 through kindergarten), elementary, and an upper school currently expanding through 12th grade — a full-immersion program rather than a school offering Spanish as an elective.

Source: Charleston Bilingual Academy

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