Educating Children with Autism

by Committee on Educational Interventions for Children with Autism, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council

Autism is a word most of us are familiar with. But do we really know what it means?

Children with autism are challenged by the most essential human behaviors. They have difficulty interacting with other people--often failing to see people as people rather than simply objects in their environment. They cannot easily communicate ideas and feelings, have great trouble imagining what others think or feel, and in some cases spend their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309210011
• ISBN13: 9780309210010
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 323 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"