Peri A. had to persuade her parents that she'd be just fine if she chose a college far from home. She grew up and went to high school in L.A.  But Hamilton College in upstate New York had everything she was looking for - a small school with a strong liberal arts program, accommodations for students on the spectrum, and a sense of community that she loved when she visited. Peri was able to convince her parents that with an aunt and uncle in NYC, she'd have family support near enough if she needed it. Now she's in her second semester, taking classes in Symbolic and Quantitative Reasoning, Spanish literature, a course in Mythology, and a poetry class. And Peri's looking forward to a summer internship. She lives in a dorm, in a "split single" room, so she has the space and privacy she craves after long days in class and clubs full of stimulation.  Peri also has something to say about the chocolate milk in the dining hall. You'll want to hear it.

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