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Article: Learning Through Seeing and Doing: Visual Supports for Children With Autism
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- Teaching Exceptional Children
- Article date:
- July 1, 2006
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CopyrightCopyright Council for Exceptional Children Jul/Aug 2006. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Autism is a life-long, complex developmental disorder that causes impairment in the way individuals process information. Autism belongs to heterogeneous categories of developmental disabilities where neurological disorders lead to deficits in a child's ability to communicate, understand language, play, develop social skills, and relate to others. According to the National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY; 2004J autism and pervasive developmental disorder-NOS (not otherwise specified) are developmental disabilities that share many of the same characteristics. The Centers for Disease Control (2005) reported that although an exact count is not available in ...