BERKELEY — The College Internship Program for young adults on the autism spectrum, with ADHD, and other learning differences, has expanded its program and moved to downtown Berkeley, at 2150 Shattuck Ave. at Center Street.
CIP also has locations in Long Beach and in Florida, Indiana and Massachusetts. Its mission is “to inspire independence and expand the foundation on which young adults with Asperger’s, ADHD and other Learning Differences can build happy and productive lives,” according to the CIP website.
CIP Berkeley is “a transition program” that gives teens and young adults with autism and learning differences an opportunity to thrive in the downtown Berkeley community, Communications Coordinator Sarah Williams said in an email. CIP students get support in life skills and executive functioning as well as social and academic skills, as they attend college and pursue internships and careers, Williams added.
“With the incidence of autism soaring to one in 68 people, the US is experiencing a tidal wave of young adults who are now aging out of school with little support,” Williams said. “It is our hope that more families can learn out programs like ours to get the support they need.”
More details about admission to the program, as well as curriculum, program details and other information, are available on the CIP website.
