Date of Publication
2-24-2010
Abstract
Introduction: • Number of children with autism and related disorders has been growing in Vermont in the last ten years. • Puppets in Education, Inc (PiE) recently added a new program Friend 2 Friend Programs-Vermont (F2F), that will work with grades K?8 to educate students and teachers about autism spectrum disorders (ASD). • Goal is to promote understanding, acceptance, empathy and mutual friendships between children with ASD or other social communication disorders • Students from the University of Vermont College of Medicine partnered with PiE to evaluate the current needs of the community, determining what information would be most useful in the F2F program.
Advisor(s)
Stephen Contompasis, MD, University of Vermont College of Medicine
Deb W. Lyons, Puppets in Education, Inc.
Agency
Kids on the Block - Vermont
Subjects
Health Communication and Health Information Technology
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License
Recommended Citation
Berube, Megan; David, Adam; DeGroff, Shannon; Nankoe, Sharif; Petros, Kaitlin; Schaub, Steven; Wasilko, Scott; Lyons, Deb W.; and Contompasis, Stephen, "Assessing the Current State and Potential Needs of the Community for Autism Spectrum Awareness in the Classroom" (2010). Public Health Projects, 2008-present. 37.
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