My autistic son is in his 20's. He's an opera singer and teacher.

He would have hated a music class at that age about listening, singing along, and moving to music. He would have had great difficulty being told to do things like that, and responded very badly to being forced to being in that group. His sensory issues would have made him miserable. His perfect pitch would have made him scream. Actually, that's what happened in his school music classes. He did fine with individual lessons. Opera folks make even the most eccentric autistic kid look normal. Once he got used to opera rehearsals, he was fine. It was wonderful for him to be around folks that appreciated his phenominal memory, his amazing musical ability, his outrageous interest in the smallest details of the opera world. He learned a lot of socialization by being accepted in that community.

He teaches music classes for kids on the spectrum with great success. His classes are based on video game music. Something to think about.

Best to you.