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David Myers poses for a portrait on Friday, June 12, 2026, at the Coal Creek Golf Course in Louisville, Colo. Myers, who is 36 years old, has autism spectrum disorder. In August, he’s moving to The Grove, a development designed to support independent living for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Photo by Armando Geneyro/Special to The Colorado Trust

Every morning at around 8:45 a.m., David Myers wakes up and starts getting ready for work.  

 Myers, 36, has two jobs. One is at an arc Thrift Store in Louisville, where he sorts donations and organizes merchandise. He’s worked there for more than a decade. His other job is at The Post Colorado restaurant in Longmont, where he bags to-go orders.  

“David works every day of the week,” said Sue Myers, David’s mother. “It’s part time, for a couple hours a day, but he has to get himself to work.” 

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