Educating children with autism
By: Committee on Educational Interventions for Children with Autism, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
Contributors: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Educational Interventions for Children with Autism
Publisher: National Academy Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 307
Subjects: Autistic children -- Education (Early childhood) -- United States; Autism in children -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-289) and index
Table of contents: title: Executive summary: Committee's charge; title: Diagnosis, assessment, and prevalence; title: Role of families; title: Goals for educational services; title: Characteristics of effective interventions; title: Public policies; title: Personnel preparation; title: Research; title: Introduction: Features of autism; title: The challenge of educating children with autism; title: The committee's work; title: Organization of the report; title: Goals for children with autism and their families: Diagnosis, assessment, and prevalence; title: Family roles; title: Goals for educational services; title: Characteristics of effective interventions: Development of communication; title: Social development; title: Cognitive development; title: Sensory and motor development; title: Adaptive behaviors; title: Problem behaviors; title: Instructional strategies; title: Comprehensive programs; title: Policy, legal, and research context: Public policy and legal issues; title: Personnel preparation; title: Methodological issues in research on educational interventions; title: Conclusions and recommendations