autism

Hi all, 

Beginning in June, Glendale Community College will debut a program to train highly functioning adults with autism to operate computer-numerical-control machines, setting them on a path to working as machinist apprentices or computer numerical control operators and programmers.

ED Week recently published the infographic, U.S. Special Education Enrollment, which tracks the changes in K-12 special education over a period of 20 years, from 1994-2014, the most recent year for which this data is available from the U.S. Department of Education's Annual Reports to Congress on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

A recent study of the California Department of Developmental Services (CDDS)'s spending across medical, non-medical, and productivity costs indicates that adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have the highest non-medical costs of any disability. These non-medical costs include: educational and transportation assistance; behavioral, occupational, and speech therapy; and family caregiver time.  

NBC News recently published a news article, 'You Don't Outgrow Autism': What Happens When Help Ends at 21?.  The article includes video from a Dateline NBC news stories of two families dealing with the transition from youth to adult services for their young adults with Autism.   

Below is an excerpt from the article.