Nicole Martyn

Daily Life

Classes at the Linwood Center in Ellicott City, Md., a school for children with autism and autism-related disorders, operate differently from typical public school classes. Great lengths are taken to accommodate the special needs of individual children, who are given more freedom than most students. Here, Jennifer Knopfmacher colors while wearing a heavy coat and sunglasses. Meanwhile, Vincent Sarro plays on the computer and Kyle Brown stretches. At right is Sam Odedokun, a therapy aide.
Classes at the Linwood Center in Ellicott City, Md., a school for children with autism and autism-related disorders, operate differently from typical public school classes. Great lengths are taken to accommodate the special needs of individual children, who are given more freedom than most students. Here, Jennifer Knopfmacher colors while wearing a heavy coat and sunglasses. Meanwhile, Vincent Sarro plays on the computer and Kyle Brown stretches. At right is Sam Odedokun, a therapy aide.