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Reimagining a Residence: Building a Place to Belong
Life for Luke Gallo has never been easy. Diagnosed with autism and other developmental disabilities, he faced a new hardship at 13 when he lost his mother. When he was 14, he was placed in a residence in Nassau County with housemates in their 20s. Gallo lacked family support and his life at the residence felt out of control. He struggled academically and was expelled from three different programs due to aggressive behavior.