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Actually lets the scene play, he watched it straight for four hours. >> reporter: and nick has another common autistic trait, severe obsessive compulsive disorder. >> reporter: i saw him walking through a room. and he walked only on the edge of the room. >> he's developed a very, we call it choreography. it could take him two hours sometimes to cross a room. it's painful to watch. >> reporter: nick needs individual attention that's hard to provide in a classroom. so his local school district sends aides to work with him one-on-one at home. but like eric, nick's 21st birthday is around the corn...

It is very, very hard. i absolutely love this boy. >> mary's feeling desperate and starts to think that one of those day habs may be better than nothing. she sends in an application. >> i still wake up every single morning in a panic and worried about what will i do about eric. >> eric needs to get outside. >> i look at the future and that feels so hopeless. >> mommy -- >> both families are watching their sons slip away discovering they have to make compromises. as difficult as things seem, one family is about to discover things could be even worse. coming up. >> we have nice weather. that i...

>> depending on who is on the phone, i have made calls to 30 agencies and taking notes. i look back at the notes. i think, my god, it was chaos. >> there is one particular program lenore has been desperate to get nick enrolled in before he ages out. known as self determination. the government would allocate a certain amount of money for nick and let his family pick and choose on services for him at home. with graduation a few weeks away, lenore finds out he is on the waitlist. >> he has no program to transition to because the funding is not there and he is on the waiting list. >> eric's mother...

They have so much to add. >> can i give you a hug? good-bye. >> eric, see you, man. you ready? >> eric gets on the school bus for the very last time. headed toward an uncertain future. while eric's transition was deliberately unceremonious, nick's is more of a celebration. >> going to graduation. >> although nick hasn't been in a regular classroom for most of his life, he is participating in the school graduation ceremony at his parents request. his sister supports him as he receives his diploma. a few years ago, a crowd like this would have been overwhelming and stressful for nick. >> nichola...

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