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While significant strides have been made toward providing more effective techniques for teaching the autistic child and adolescent, and although the educational opportunities for these students have increased within the last 10 years, appropriate educational programs for the autistic population are not yet a reality. In this chapter we focus on the educational needs of the autistic adolescent and describe the characteristics of autistic children that determine what special education should offer. The characteristics of the educational environment and the specific curricular areas to achieve these overall objectives are outlined. We discuss the interaction of the parent with the school to help implement the curriculum, and indicate some considerations of classroom management that we feel must be present to accommodate the specific characteristics of autistic adolescents.
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Fredericks, H.D.B., Buckley, J., Baldwin, V.L., Moore, W., Stremel-Campbell, K. (1983). The Educational Needs of the Autistic Adolescent. In: Schopler, E., Mesibov, G.B. (eds) Autism in Adolescents and Adults. Current Issues in Autism. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9345-1_5
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