Autism: Transitioning to College and the Real World – SFGate

By Laura Shumaker, San Francisco Chronicle

I used to envy my friends who had children with learning disabilities and Asperger syndrome. I watched their sons and daughters move from special education classes to regular classes–some even landed in our school district’s gifted and talented program. My understanding at the time was that since these kids were on the “graduation track”, they would likely go to college, enter the work force and go on to live independently. I would later learn that academics alone are not enough.