Assignment:
Looking for an experienced educators point of view
1. We are told ASD is the newest epidemic of children with special needs. How does this affect our jobs as teachers?
2. How have beliefs about the causes of autism changed from its discovery in Kanner's work in 1944 to contemporary times? What theory of the cause of autism do you think is the most reliable?
3. Why is it important in twenty-first century schools to emphasize finding research-based interventions for students with ASDs?