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The purpose of this chapter is to identify valid and reliable approaches to the instruction of students who have an Asperger Syndrome (AS) diagnosis. A review of the research on AS on the Eric and Psychlnfo databases produced 385 articles and studies for the keyword “Asperger.”
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DuCharme, R.W. (2003). Evidence-Based Instruction for Children with Asperger Syndrome. In: DuCharme, R.W., Gullotta, T.P. (eds) Asperger Syndrome. Issues in Children’s and Families’ Lives, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8883-6_3
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