A Solitary World. / Cheryl Powell.
by Powell, Cheryl; Galloway, Barbara; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 24Health. Publisher: Knight-Ridder, 2001ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Autism -- Treatment | Autistic children | Child careDDC classification: 050 Summary: A SOLITARY WORLD -- "In Ohio, the number of people ages 6 through 21 identified by the state Department of Education as autistic increased from 22 in 1992 to 1,550 in 1999, the most recent year that statistics are available. Years ago, an autistic person was relegated to life in an institution, regardless of his abilities and talents. Today, the picture is different." (AKRON BEACON JOURNAL) This article profiles how one couple copes with their son's autism and reviews how specialized therapy is helping the child interact with others.Summary: TEACHERS PUT BOYS ON RIGHT TRACK -- At the Aultman Women's Board Child Care Center, autistic children learn to interact with others and acquire necessary motor skills. This article describes how the staff at the center work with autistic youngsters.
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002.
Originally Published: A Solitary World, March 18, 2001; pp. A1+.
Originally Published: Teachers Put Boys on Right Track, March 19, 2001; pp. n.p..
A SOLITARY WORLD -- "In Ohio, the number of people ages 6 through 21 identified by the state Department of Education as autistic increased from 22 in 1992 to 1,550 in 1999, the most recent year that statistics are available. Years ago, an autistic person was relegated to life in an institution, regardless of his abilities and talents. Today, the picture is different." (AKRON BEACON JOURNAL) This article profiles how one couple copes with their son's autism and reviews how specialized therapy is helping the child interact with others.
TEACHERS PUT BOYS ON RIGHT TRACK -- At the Aultman Women's Board Child Care Center, autistic children learn to interact with others and acquire necessary motor skills. This article describes how the staff at the center work with autistic youngsters.
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