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Assessing the Current State and Potential Needs of the Community for Autism Spectrum Awareness in the Classroom
Berube, Megan David, Adam DeGroff, Shannon Nankoe, Sharif Petros, Kaitlin Schaub, Steven Wasilko, Scott Lyons, Deb W. Contompasis, Stephen
Berube, Megan
David, Adam
DeGroff, Shannon
Nankoe, Sharif
Petros, Kaitlin
Schaub, Steven
Wasilko, Scott
Lyons, Deb W.
Contompasis, Stephen
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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.
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2010-02-24