“Toddler X, you can’t attend this preschool. We’re learning numbers and colors and getting ready to go to school. But your mommy and daddy came to this country illegally, so you’ll have to wait until you’re old enough for kindergarten and then do the best you can . . .”…
Johnny is a seventh grader at a public school somewhere in the Valley. His teachers believe he has normal intelligence, but it’s hard to tell because he’s autistic, a condition one special education teacher describes in this way: “A racecar whose engine is not hooked up.” Johnny attends classes designed…
It’s three days before Christmas, and tired shoppers–including Jennifer, a preppy young woman–are resting against a marble fountain at Fashion Square. A graduate of Saguaro High School in Scottsdale, Jennifer’s home on break. She’s a junior in college. With her are two boys, both high school freshmen, both wearing baseball…
