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A journey shared A class of eighth grade students with autism at Isaac J. Gourdine Middle School in Fort Washington is hoping to welcome other incoming autistic students with a 10 minute video message in which they offer their feelings and fears about being diagnosed with autism. I met these guys I was scared, because it a new year new school, said Gregory Thomas, 14, of Fort Washington, about transitioning into middle school last year. A specialized program for students with autism was launched in August 2007 at Isaac J. Gourdine Middle and Kenmoor Middle School in Landover and allows these students to meet every other day for 70 minutes for a chance to socialize with one another and learn social skills. Autism is a neurological disorder that affects communication, social interaction and often results in some type of difficulty in sensory processing. For most of the students, this class has been their first experience meeting or interacting with other autistic students. Julia Watson, an autism instructional specialist for county schools, remembers that when Gregory came to Isaac J. Gourdine last school year, he had never met another autistic person, and thought he was the only one with autism. Other than their social skills class, the students attend classes with non autistic students and take core classes as well as subjects they are interested in such as math or science. finally have a peer group, Watson said. The social skills program is split into seventh and eighth grades, with five students currently enrolled in each class at Isaac J. Gourdine. As a way to show how far the students have progressed while in the program, Watson asked teacher Jeffrey Garcia to interview the students on camera during several days in early March. The two decided the video could be an outlet to show incoming students what the program would be like and what they could expect in their new school environment. started filming, and they gave me really heartfelt answers just thought, wow, said Garcia, of Largo. Throughout the interviews, Gregory, Sidney Nielsen, 14, of Temple Hills; Aleyah Washington, 14, of Upper Marlboro; Quentin Dowler, 13, of Upper Marlboro; and Tamarco Smith, 15, of Fort Washington explain how they live life with autism and tell students that it okay to be different. was born as autistic, and I completely normal with that so far is nothing to be scared of, Sidney said in the video. The students will be able to continue in the autism program when they move on to high school next year, Watson said, adding that the program has been approved, but a location has not yet been chosen. There will be one northern and one southern county high school where the program is offered, and the location will be decided once boundary lines are established. Principal Leatriz Covington said she could not be more excited about the honesty and courage students shared in the video, telling other autistic teens to not be scared or embarrassed. So far, the startup autism program is a huge success, and the students have gone from shyly holding their heads down and sitting in solitude during classes with non autistic peers, to chatting with one another, dancing and telling jokes, Watson said.