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As the number of students diagnosed and/or classified with ASD grows so does the demand for quality educational programs and services that can be delivered within the student’s local community. However, variability is seen within and across communities with respect to the availability and quality of services and educational programs (Montes, Halterman, & Magyar, 2009). Variability is also evident in the extent to which community infrastructure and resources exist to support the development and maintenance of a range of ASD educational programs and services. This chapter describes how outcomes from community needs assessment and collaborative planning led to the author’s development of the ASD Program Development and Evaluation Protocol and its initial application to a wide geographic region in the greater Finger Lakes Region of New York State.
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Magyar, C.I., Pandolfi, V. (2011). Building Regional Capacity: Select Case Examples. In: Developing and Evaluating Educational Programs for Students with Autism. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6303-1_14
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