Autism Rate at 1 in 14 Students in NJ’s Toms River District: A ‘Harbinger’ of Things to Come

“We’re well aware of it because we live it every day,” said Joy Forrest, director of special education for Toms River. "The district is constantly planning to meet individual students’ needs. We have programs from preschool to age 21, and each year, we are adding additional programming because...