The Alternative Paths Training School is a private day school in downtown Fredericksburg which serves students ages 6-22 with autism and other developmental disabilities and behavioral problems. Students are placed here by their local county school system with the goal of finding specialized education programs and vocational training to help those students work towards personal life goals, such as independent living. This is not a trade school; rather, it's a special education program which works with each student on an individual basis to define and work towards a broad range of behavioral, educational and vocational goals.