Resources
work in progress…I will organize this better as I post more and natural groupings begin to appear and make sense. please let me know if you have any suggestions.
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Over the past year we’ve compiled a large amount of reserach and resources on special education, law, advocacy, IDEA regulations and best practices for educating children with autism. Here are some of those.
Ekstrand & Ekstrand LLP – our lawyers
Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA)
Disabilities Rights, North Carolina (DNRC)
The Autism Society of NC (ASNC)
Exceptional Children Division, NC Department of Public Instruction
Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center (ECAC)
Children’s Law Clinic (Duke School of Law)
NC Early Intervention Services
TEACCH – Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication-handicapped Children
Parents Together 2008: A Special Education Handbook from Disabilities Rights, NC
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC)
Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE)
Educating Children with Autism, a report of the Committee on Educational Interventions for Children with Autism, National Research Council (2001)
The Impact of the Legal System on Educational Programming for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Vol. 32, No. 5, October 2002
Management of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders, PEDIATRICS Vol. 120 No. 5 November 2007, pp. 1162-1182
Dawson, G. & Osterling, J. (1997). Early intervention in autism: Effectiveness and common elements of current approaches. In Guralnick (Ed.) The effectiveness of early intervention: Second generation research. (pp. 307-326) Baltimore: Brookes.
Diagnostic and Assessment Findings: A Bridge to Academic Planning for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Neuropsychol Rev (2008) 18:367-384
Determining Least Restrictive Placement Options for Preschool Age Children
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