adults with autism. i had wanted to put him at one of the local ys. they said they had a special needs program. it turns out now they only go to 14. this is a phrase i hear from agency, program, center, all the time. reporter: on the day after his 21st birthday, eric walks into school for the last time. bye eric! no, sabrina. you re not done yet! wait until 2016. that s so far away! right now we re in 2012. it s really tough. i wish we had more of a plan for eric. reporter: joshua rich, eric s head teacher, says the day is even more difficult because eric is the first student to age out of the rebecca school. we ve brought him so far and then we re leaving him in uncertain position, which is really upsetting. here s your artwork. want to put that in your backpack? reporter: eric wants a quiet ending. no graduation ceremony, no
adults with autism. i had wanted to put him at one of the local ys. they said they had a special needs program. it turns out now they only go to 14. this is a phrase i hear from agency, program, center, all the time. reporter: on the day after his 21st birthday, eric walks into school for the last time. bye eric! no, sabrina. you re not done yet! wait until 2016. that s so far away! right now we re in 2012. it s really tough. i wish we had more of a plan for eric. reporter: joshua rich, eric s head teacher, says the day is even more difficult because eric is the first student to age out of the rebecca school. we ve brought him so far and then we re leaving him in uncertain position, which is really upsetting. here s your artwork. want to put that in your backpack? reporter: eric wants a quiet ending.
adults with autism. i had wanted to put him at one of the local ys. they said they had a special needs program. it turns out now they only go to 14. this is a phrase i hear from agency, program, center, all the time. reporter: on the day after his 21st birthday, eric walks into school for the last time. bye eric! no, sabrina. you re not done yet! wait until 2016. that s so far away! right now we re in 2012. it s really tough. i wish we had more of a plan for eric. reporter: joshua rich, eric s head teacher, says the day is even more difficult because eric is the first student to age out of the rebecca school. we ve brought him so far and then we re leaving him in uncertain position, which is really upsetting. here s your artwork. want to put that in your backpack? reporter: eric wants a quiet ending. no graduation ceremony, no