Program Provides Step Toward Independence

STAMFORD, Conn. -- Oliver Moore held a list of four questions suitable to ask a friend: What did you do last night? Who did you go with? What did you have for dinner? Who did you eat with?
The questions are basic points of conversation, but such basic communication can be difficult for him.
Oliver has autism, a developmental disability that causes social impairments as well as communication and behavioral challenges.
At 19 years old, Oliver has already made his way through the public school system in his hometown of Weston. He even walked with his classmates at graduation. But there's still much for him to learn before he can become independent, which is why he was sitting in a classroom at the University of Connecticut's Stamford campus Thursday morning.