Students with Autism Prepare for Life After High School

TOWNSHEND, Vt. -- Before Lora Barrows' son received his diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, the family's life was filled with confusion, frustration and uncertainty.
Barrows' son, Ben Davis, now 17, stopped talking at about 18 months, and over the next few months Barrows noticed her son withdrawing, and becoming less responsive and advanced at a time when he should have been learning and growing.
It would take another two years before a specialist finally determined that Ben had an autism spectrum disorder.