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My students are between 18 and 21 years old, and have severe autism. Their communication skills, self-care skills, and social skills are very limited. They need to be explicitly taught coping strategies and alternate skills in order to function as independently as possible in the community and with family. They attend a public school in Delaware that is exclusively for students diagnosed with autism. The school is ungraded. Students have been accepted as young as 18 months, and they graduate the year they turn 21. Some of the students will be able to obtain paying jobs upon graduating, and some will go on to adult agencies that will allow the graduates to work in more controlled settings. We spend our days at school working on a variety of skills, including communication, social skills, self-care skills, rec. leisure skills, and vocational skills.

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My students are between 18 and 21 years old, and have severe autism. Their communication skills, self-care skills, and social skills are very limited. They need to be explicitly taught coping strategies and alternate skills in order to function as independently as possible in the community and with family. They attend a public school in Delaware that is exclusively for students diagnosed with autism. The school is ungraded. Students have been accepted as young as 18 months, and they graduate the year they turn 21. Some of the students will be able to obtain paying jobs upon graduating, and some will go on to adult agencies that will allow the graduates to work in more controlled settings. We spend our days at school working on a variety of skills, including communication, social skills, self-care skills, rec. leisure skills, and vocational skills.

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