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Gateway SPED 2307 - Advanced Exceptional Learners

Learning Disorders Series

Autism and Applied Behavioral Analysis (22:00)

Research has shown that some children with autism who are enrolled in a curriculum of applied behavioral analysis at a young enough age can be mainstreamed right into the public school system. This ABC News program profiles two children with autism ... (22 minutes)

Special Needs Students in Regular Classrooms? Sean’s Story (45:00)

This is the story of an eight-year-old boy with Down syndrome who was part of a battle over "inclusion," the practice of placing mentally or physically challenged students in regular classrooms. Teachers felt inadequately trained; teachers and parents asked whether "inclusion" was in the best interests of all students... (45 minutes)