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Disintermediation (development of employment platforms) is opening up new ways of organizing work, [62] of objectifying and valuing skills, making it possible to explore a number of experiments better suited to people with disabilities, [63] and in particular to the profile of people with autism. For example, telecommuting jobs are likely to ...
There are various concerns regarding the identification of students in special education. The over-identification of students refers to the concern that students of color, particularly African American students, are placed in special education at a higher rate than their white student peers, which can lead to potential stigmatization and negative impacts on their educational experiences. [1]
ASD averages a 4.3:1 male-to-female ratio. The number of children on the autism spectrum has increased dramatically since the 1980s, at least partly due to changes in diagnostic practice; it is unclear whether prevalence has actually increased; [3] and as-yet-unidentified environmental risk factors cannot be ruled out. [4]
Stigmatization of autism can also be perpetuated by advertising from autism conversion organizations, such as Autism Speaks' advertising wherein a mother describes having considered murder-suicide in front of her autistic daughter or the NYU Child Study Center's advertisements where autism is personified as a kidnapper holding children for ransom.
Essays and memoirs attributed to Kedar were produced in his early teens. A self-published collection of essays, Ido in Autismland was written prior to age sixteen. [8]In a Voices: Reflective Accounts of Education essay for the Harvard Educational Review, Carrie C. Snow discusses how "the especial importance of movement in the process of learning has been amply documented," and discusses Kedar ...
A study published in 2014 examined the reading and math achievement profiles and their changes over time within a sample of children between the ages 6–9 diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. What they found was that there are four distinct achievement profiles: higher-achieving (39%), hyperlexia (9%), hypercalculia (20%) and lower ...
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For example, if a student's behavior is interfering with his or her achievement, the school counselor may observe that student in a class, provide consultation to teachers and other stakeholders to develop (with the student) a plan to address the behavioral issue(s), and then collaborate to implement and evaluate the plan.