Matthew Cramer: An Autistic teen's story of learning with a letterboard - Movers & Makers (2022)

Matthew Cramer’s parents were totally unprepared when they learned their son was diagnosed with classic autism as a toddler. Up until middle school the nonverbal teen lived through a series of special education classes far below his actual intellect, until the Cramers heard about a program that teaches students like Matthew how to communicate with the use of a letterboard.

During Autism Acceptance Month, Movers & Makers takes a look at this alternative method of communication, and shows how Matthew is now thriving academically at Philadelphia’s String Theory School. He is not only on par with students his age but takes honors classes as he looks forward to one day attending college.

Learn more about Philadelphia's String Theory School → https://www.stringtheoryschools.org/

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