AUTISM

Autism

Autism

Problem Statement

The educational inclusion of students with autism and other disabilities has been a fiercely controversial topic. Historically, students with disabilities have been segregated from their peers, even from society as a whole. More recently, however, there has been an increasing trend to include students with autism and other disabilities in general education classrooms along with their typically developing peers. This trend has stemmed largely from theoretical arguments related to social development and legal issues related to the civil rights movement (for a review, see Harrower, 1999). The purpose of this article is to provide a review of data-based strategies for ...