William Wehrli, an Oregon teen with autism, graduated from high school after being prom king, and participating in various sports; he did well in his studies too. Like most freshman in college, he struggles with some classes and excels at others; fundamentals of acting is his favorite class - he likes the interaction it provides. His mother initially home-schooled William, working hard to "create a structured, scheduled world for her son, and to teach him to accept occasional spontaneity, a challenge for any autistic person." She based her therapy on William's own "rule-based" thinking, which encouraged him to modify his behavior.
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