support group
October 12, 2023
Student-led autism social group doubles in size
Last year, The Record reported on a social group for Goshen College students with autism spectrum disorder. The group is run by Brooke Lemmon, professor of education and director of special education at GC, and consisted of six students. In the past nine months, the group has more than doubled in size; on any given meeting day, up to 16 students will show up. Lemmon said that a few key aspects have changed; the group is now meeting twice a month instead of weekly, and for the first time since its inception, it meets in the evenings. “We always met...