A Home of Their Own

Sweetwater has a pool and farm.  Winni Wintermeyer for the New York Times

As the number of children with autism grows and these children grow into adulthood, more living options are becoming available for them. One of these is Sweetwater Spectrum, in Sonoma, Calif. Founded by parents, the residence for 16 adults was built following guidelines set out by Kim Steele and Sherry Ahrentzen in their Advancing Full Spectrum Housing. Its founders hope it will become a model for similar homes around the country (story, slideshow): http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/10/garden/the-architecture-of-autism.html