From U.S. News & World Report:

Brittany Ross (left) is working as a hostess intern at Walt Disney World Orlando after a stint at the College Living Experience (CLE) program and the Community College of Denver. She has a diagnosis of  Asperger’s syndrome

CLE is a private program operating in six cities around the country that helps students with learning disabilities, particularly those with autism and Asperger’s. Students enroll simultaneously in CLE and a college near one of the program’s centers, and work on social skills and independent living as well as academics.

There are presently 187 students enrolled in the nationwide program. The cost is $33,500 per student per year, and can be partially subsidized by some states.

“Comprehensive support is so crucial,” [social coordinator and resident adviser for CLE's Denver program, Kirk Redwine] says. “To think someone with so many issues could do college without this type of multifaceted assistance is setting them up to fail.”

Earlier posts here.

(Photo from U.S. News & World Report)

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