PHOENIX – In his first three years of college, Ignazio Macaluso, a chemical engineering major at Arizona State, felt there was little support provided to students who, like him, live with autism.
The engineering field, with its emphasis on group activities and labs, proved especially challenging, said Mr. Macaluso, 22, a senior who’s scheduled to graduate in December.
“Just trying to cater to others, especially neurotypical methods of processing things and performing certain tasks, has definitely required a lot of patience and encouraged growth on my part,” he said.
