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Module 10: Public Policies and Legal Requirements

Even though autism was first described in the 1940s, little was really known about the disorder until the 1990s. Even today,there is a great deal that researchers, scientists, and health care providers don’t know about autism. But there are things that we do know about autism. This fact sheet offers broad information about autism and answers some of the more common questions that parents and families often have about the disorder.

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ASAN Position Statements AUCD Summary Combating Autism
Reauthorization act of 2011

NRC Policy and Legal Issues

Policy Issues affecting people
with disabilities

Restraint and Seclusion in Schools

 

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Autism: Coming of Age

No Myths

Autistics Speaking Day (Note – named this by people diagnosed with ASD)

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Please take a mement to reflect and fill in the below KWL Chart. Click here for a downloadable version.

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What you Know about ASD

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What you Want to know about ASD

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What you Learned about ASD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Autism Spectrum Disorders Links