been a big change and frightening one. >> with no more teachers and friends to stimulate language skills, eric is losing the speech he gained in school. >> he cannot sit in the -- so he can't sit in the circle. >> he is sleeping 12 or 13 hours. drifting in and out of his room. singing to himself a lot. talking to himself a lot. really regressing into his own world. withdraw. >> eric's mother has explored free day programs offered by the state known as day habs. she doesn't like what she has seen. >> what did you see? >> i saw rooms full of people with heads on their tables and wandering around. just being in storage. sitting in a room.