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Article: Important parental role in overcoming autism. (Schools * Camps * Residences).(parent participation in special education)
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- The Exceptional Parent
- Article date:
- March 1, 2003
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Autism is a challenging disability for children and their families. It is a neurological disorder that strikes before the age of three and can severely restrict functioning in school, family and community life. Marked by an extreme deviation from normal development, children afflicted with autism may engage in bizarre and destructive mannerisms. Parents, who once dreamed of a bright and happy future, watch as their children, who initially jabbered and spoke their first words, retreat into a world of silence. Without warning, autism changes everything.
Parenting, Autism and the ASCENT School for Individuals with Autism (Deer Park, NY).
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