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Behavioral Priorities for Autism and Related Developmental Disorders

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Behavioral Issues in Autism

Part of the book series: Current Issues in Autism ((CIAM))

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This chapter is based on our experience in developing North Carolina’s statewide program for the Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication handicapped CHildren (Division TEACCH). It is the only statewide program, mandated by state law to provide service, research, and multidisciplinary training in behalf of autism and related developmental disorders. As both the oldest and only comprehensive university program of this kind, it provides a unique source of clinical and research data to discuss the broader issue of behavioral treatment models.

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  1. Division TEACCH, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599-7180, USA

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Schopler, E. (1994). Behavioral Priorities for Autism and Related Developmental Disorders. In: Schopler, E., Mesibov, G.B. (eds) Behavioral Issues in Autism. Current Issues in Autism. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9400-7_4

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