A SCHOOL FOR ADHD, ASD & RELATED CHALLENGES | GRADES 3-8 | IRVINE, CA

 

Your Child Isn't the Problem.

Their School Isn't Designed for Them.

Standard classrooms weren't built for the way your child thinks, regulates, and engages.

The Craig School was. From the ground up. On purpose.

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TCS Students
WHY TCS WORKS
 

When the School Finally Fits, Everything Changes

Most TCS students spent years being smart kids in the wrong room. Not struggling because they couldn't... struggling because nothing around them was built for how they actually work.

Here, the pacing, structure and support is designed for the way your child learns. This is often the first place they feel genuinely capable.

5:1

Every classroom.
Every day.

35 Years

UC Irvine research behind TCS

93%

Of 8th graders return to traditional school

OUR APPROACH
 

Built In, Not Bolted On.

At most schools, support means leaving the room. A pull-out. A resource period. A separate track.

At TCS, support is the room. The 5:1 ratio, the structured pacing, the trained staff — that's not a program layered on top. That's what school looks like here.

TCS Teacher supporting Student
Classroom support is built in
Classroom support
OUR DIFFERENCE

Classroom support is built in

Every room is a supported room.

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Social skills experts
Social Skills class
OUR DIFFERENCE

Social skills experts

Social Skills & Communications are daily core classes.

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Science of Learning
Research Lab
OUR DIFFERENCE

Science of Learning

Instruction is built on how ADHD brains actually  learn.

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Girls at TCS
Girls at TCS
OUR DIFFERENCE

Girls at TCS

We know how to teach girls who learn differently.

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IS TCS RIGHT FOR YOUR CHILD?

Fit Comes First.

We serve grades 3-8. We don't require a specific diagnosis. We do require a real fit for your child and for ours.

Smart, but stuck

Bright kids who need the right room
Smart, but stuck

Ready for a small class

Can work with peers, even if it's been hard.
Ready for a small class

ADHD, ASD or AudHD

A formal diagnosis isn't required
ADHD, ASD or AudHD

Thrives with structure

Routine and consistency aren't just helpful, they're necessary
Thrives with structure

Grades 3 through 8

Elementary and middle school
Grades 3 through 8

Having a hard year (or several)

The school history doesn't have to be good
Having a hard year (or several)
WHO WE SERVE
 

ADHD. ASD. AuDHD.

We know the difference. And we teach to it.

ADHD & Executive Function

Students who think fast, feel deeply, and need a structure that works with their brain, not against it.

ADHD & Executive Function

Autism Spectrum (ASD)

Learners who thrive with predictability, explicit instruction, and a sensory environment that doesn't fight them all day.

Autism Spectrum (ASD)

AuDHD
(ADHD + Autism)

Both profiles at once means both sets of needs at once. TCS is one of the few environments built to hold that.

AuDHD
(ADHD + Autism)

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

Regulation Doesn't Happen at a Desk.

TCS sits alongside the San Diego Creek Trail and the Irvine Wildlife Sanctuary. We put that to work.

The Outride — Riding for Focus program gives students time on mountain bikes not as a reward, but as a regulation tool.

It's not recess. It's part of how we teach.

Outride Biking on San Diego Creek Trail
Student in math
ACADEMICS
 

Will My Child Fall Behind? No.

The fear every parent carries here is that a specialized school means giving up on academics. The opposite is true. When the environment finally fits, kids stop spending their energy just surviving the day and start learning.

93% of our 8th graders return to a traditional school. Not held back. Not stuck. Ready, because they got what they needed when they needed it.

FROM TCS FAMILIES
 

What Changes When the Fit Is Right

"Public school left us feeling like we had failed our daughter — we were about to tap out and home school. Two years at TCS later, she's learning to self-regulate, advocate for herself, and her academics have grown. The best gift."

Amber Needham-Johnson

TCS PARENT

"We didn't just pay for a school. We invested in our child's ability to believe in himself."

Erin Tyler

TCS PARENT

"There is no version of this story where we regret our decision. If we had to do it all over again, we would choose The Craig School every single time."

Erin Tyler

TCS PARENT

Erin Tyler

See TCS in Action

Get a glimpse inside our school. This one-minute video shows how students are supported in an environment that is structured, encouraging, and built for how they learn.

Let's Figure Out If TCS Is the Right Fit.

"When our son earned his black belt, TCS staff showed up on a Friday night — on their own time — to support him. That level of care is rare."

- Erin Tyler, TCS Parent

Choosing a school is a big decision, especially when your child has had a hard school history. We move at your pace. No pressure. No pitch. Just an honest look at whether this is the right place for your family.

Worried about cost? Financial aid is available, up to full tuition. Don't rule us out before we talk.