At the start of summer, 6-year-old Samuel Horne was struggling to learn his alphabet and play on the playground.
Now he can say his ABCs, write his name and wants friends to join him on the slide.
“This is life-changing,” said Cale Horne, Samuel’s father.
Samuel is autistic, and Horne said the progress his son made this summer is monumental, preparing him for a productive school year as he enters kindergarten at Nolan Elementary.
Horne is one of several parents who say their autistic children are speaking more and getting better at learning in group settings because of the instruction they’ve received this summer alongside students without disabilities.