News: School Expands to Help Kids with Autism Beyond Their Student Years

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Thursday, May 24, 2012 - 10:00

The Monarch School in Houston Texas has broadened its scope for serving kids with autism and other developmental disorders. Monarch serves students from pre-K through high school, but has added a post-graduate program to help older kids find jobs, transition to college, and live more independently in a group home setting. Monarch hopes this will help address the under and unemployment of many young adults with autism. Much of the problem has stemmed from students not being prepared to transition from school. Linda Holloway at the University of North Texas, explained, “We talk about this black hole after graduation. Too many young adults don't know about the resources out there.”

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