I think everyone agrees that the goal of raising children is for them to become independent and self supporting. That does not necessarily mean college is the answer. I think it’s great that some of the directional colleges and others can staff up to support a high functioning autistic. I would hope that the majority of parents of autistic kids have a pretty good idea if their young adult can go to a nearby or even sleep away college and function with the additional existing supports at that college. Supporting efforts to “keep trying” is all good, but the purpose of college is not to teach kids to be self supporting. I think YankeeinGA has some good points. Every situation is different, but if you can’t wheel the chair to the bottom of the ramp…I agree it’s not the right time and place.