Autism on the Farm

Autism on the Farm is the story of the remarkable Bittersweet Farms, the oldest United States farmstead exclusively for adults with autism. Now entering its thirty first year, Bittersweet has proved an enduring model. Parents and educators travel to Ohio from all over the world to study it, and yet it remains an oddly open secret. Weaving together stories of some of the dedicated people who brought Bittersweet to life with portraits of memorable autistic adults who found...
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Autism on the Farm is the story of the remarkable Bittersweet Farms, the oldest United States farmstead exclusively for adults with autism. Now entering its thirty first year, Bittersweet has proved an enduring model. Parents and educators travel to Ohio from all over the world to study it, and yet it remains an oddly open secret. Weaving together stories of some of the dedicated people who brought Bittersweet to life with portraits of memorable autistic adults who found meaningful lives on the farm, here is a deeply human - and cautionary - tale. As the diagnosis of autism continues to skyrocket, and society tries to figure out how to address the crisis in employment and care while hobbled by a slowly recovering economy, here is an answer: a program tailored to meet individual needs while working for adults on all ends of the autism spectrum.