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Follow student activists as they Mix It Up at their schools.

Growing up, I remember the children in “special ed” seemed to live in an alternate universe within our school. Regardless of the distinctions in their challenges, they all were placed together in one class, shuttled around as one throng, rarely included in the activities the rest of us took for granted.

These middle-schoolers spent months exploring the bridges that connect their gentrifying community and the barriers that divide it.

What autistic students wish you knew about who they are and how they learn.