Learning Disabilities Boarding School in Illinois

Brehm School, Jackson County:
Brehm is a small, fully accredited, not-for-profit coeducational boarding school for students with learning differences. Brehm limits its focus to just 90 students in order to provide the attention and service each child deserves.

Since 1982, Brehm Preparatory School has been empowering students with learning differences to recognize and achieve their full potential. Brehm’s caring, highly qualified faculty and staff welcome students in grades 6 through 12+ into a dynamic new learning environment brimming with optimism.

Working quickly to break down barriers, build trust, and rebuild self-confidence, Brehm embraces students in a nurturing family environment where each child feels accepted and supported. This immersive, holistic experience produces students with the tools, skills, and confidence to become effective self-advocates and independent learners. Where other schools have failed students, Brehm delivers success.

PRIMARY DIAGNOSIS
• Specific Learning Disability
(reading, writing, math)
• ADHD
• Auditory Processing
Disorder
• Sensory Processing
Disorder
• ASD (high functioning)
• Expressive and/or Receptive
Language Disorder
• Speech and Language
impairment
• Memory Disorder
• Twice-exceptional
• Processing Speed Deficit
• Social Pragmatic
Communication Disorder
• Nonverbal Learning Disability

SECONDARY DIAGNOSIS
• Obsessive Compulsive
Disorder
• Anxiety Disorder
• Depression
• Emotional Dysregulation

Active physical aggression
• Active self-harm
• Active substance abuse
• Runaway risks
• Fire starting

Upon enrollment, Brehm conducts a thorough assessment of each student’s needs, strengths, and challenges, which results in an Individualized Holistic Education Plan(IHEP). Designed around the way each child learns best, this plan integrates academic, social, and emotional strategies into a comprehensive program designed to educate the whole child and unlock his or her potential for lifelong learning.