Giving autistic adults the skills to build independent lives

 

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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.