Giving adults with autism skills to build independent lives

Name: Giving adults with autism skills to build independent lives
Uploaded: 2016-08-09T23:23:32Z
Duration: P554S
Description: Before Josh, 36, arrived at First Place Transition Academy, he had never taken public transportation on his own, much less held down a paying job. But a new pilot program is empowering adults with autism to overcome hurdles to independence. Special correspondent John Donovan, co-author with Caren Zucker of “In a Different Key: The Story of Autism,” reports from Phoenix.

Clip: 08/09/2016 | 9m 14s

Before Josh, 36, arrived at First Place Transition Academy, he had never taken public transportation on his own, much less held down a paying job. But a new pilot program is empowering adults with autism to overcome hurdles to independence. Special correspondent John Donovan, co-author with Caren Zucker of “In a Different Key: The Story of Autism,” reports from Phoenix.

Aired: 08/09/16

Rating: NR

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