Showing posts with label Metroarea Autistic children. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Metroarea Autistic children. Show all posts

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Bronx Teen with Autism Graduates from High School and Is College Bound


BRONX, N.Y. -- Naresh Cintron, an 18-year-old from Baychester, will graduate Friday with a Regents diploma. What sets him apart from thousands of other high school grads is that he has Autism Spectrum Disorder.
He is the first student to graduate with the hard-earned diploma from the Association for Metroarea Autistic Children (AMAC), where he attended the AMAC Academy, which focuses on moving the students on to junior college and college.