Drexel University’s Autism Institute Receives $3.5 Million Grant For New Programs

Drexel University students with autism will soon benefit from a newly funded program. Paul Shattuck, associate director at the AJ Drexel Autism Institute and director of the Life Course Outcomes Programs says a brand new $3.5 million donation was given to his department. The program will help Drexel University launch some new programs that would be directly helping transition age youth, meaning young people who are in their late teens and early 20’s who are on the autism spectrum, and to create a variety of programs that help people find jobs and achieve greater independence. He says as . . .