Cory's father leaves a note next to his bedside clock to let him know when the appropriate time to get up in the morning is. Cory sometimes gets up too early and wakes everyone up.
Cory, 23, gets help shaving from his father, Paul Allen, at their home in Strasburg, Pa. Cory requires focused attention from his father to perform basic hygiene, food intake, and daily activities.
Cory writes out what he wants to Paul at the kitchen table. Cory has difficulty communicating and sometimes cannot use speech effectively.
Cory paces back and forth down the hallway, an activity he often engages in at home.
Cory watches Netflix on a tablet while attending a poetry slam concert with his father in Lancaster, Pa. Cory always requires stimulation from a TV show or a movie and does not pay attention to much else.
"Quiet!" Janet Allen, Cory's step-mother, scolds as they sit down to eat at Isaac's Restaurant.
Paul explains to Cory the proper amount of toilet paper to use.
Cory bites his hand in an SIB (self-injurious behavior) episode. These episodes can occur frequently for Cory, sometimes seemingly out of nowhere.
Janet sits at the dinner table after a meal, while Cory stomps and shouts in the next room.
Paul and Janet take Cory out for ice cream.
Cory arrives at his new apartment, where he will be living on his own for the first time, but with a caretaker present 24/7.
Paul and Janet install Cory's bed in his new apartment. They chose to give him his own place after becoming overwhelmed by constantly taking care of him and to prepare for when they are older and unable to offer care.