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A path toward independence.
Special Learning exists to move the more than one billion people touched by autism, worldwide, toward independence.
Families, caregivers and educators are our front door. The professionals who serve them help carry that mission into everyday life.
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Karen Chung is Special Learning’s Founder and CEO. Families, caregivers, educators and the professionals who serve them are at the center of the business she leads.
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