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American Christian Academy is a Tuscaloosa County, Ala.-based co-educational school that offers regular elementary, secondary and high school education from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade. The school conducts an entrance exam for grades 2nd to 12th and accepts students into the 7th to 12th grade through teacher recommendation. The academy organizes regular student trips to different countries of the world. It also provides for various sports and has athletic teams for football, cross-country and track events, girls soccer, softball, baseball, golf and wrestling.

Mitchell's Place is a nonprofit organization that provides diagnostic and treatment services for individuals with autism spectrum disorders. It serves children and adolescents throughout Alabama. The organization also offers family and community support services. Mitchell's Place provides early learning and after-school programs. It also conducts parent education classes, including parent coffee's, pot luck dinners and presentations. The organization s early learning program educates children between the ages of two and six and focuses on the cognitive, language, social, adaptive and motor development of children. Mitchell's Place maintains a staff of clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, and speech and language and occupational therapists. It is affiliated with the Autism Society of Alabama and operates a library. Mitchell's Place is located in Irondale, Ala.