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This chapter discusses current trends in education of students with ASD and provides recommendations for future directions.
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Chiang, HM. (2017). Current Trends and Future Directions. In: Chiang, HM. (eds) Curricula for Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism and Child Psychopathology Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69983-7_13
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