posted by Joe Polk at 6:02 PM /
The statistics are startling. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that autism occurs once in every 150 births and the Autism Society of American lists autism as the fastest-growing developmental disability with a 10 percent to 17 percent annual growth.
Locally, Bethel Park and Mt. Lebanon have long had autistic support classrooms. South Park School District is opening its first, with the help of the intermediate unit, at the its Elementary Center, and West Jefferson Hills School District is investigating opening one.
Link: www.post-gazette.com/pg/07235/811329-55.stm
Locally, Bethel Park and Mt. Lebanon have long had autistic support classrooms. South Park School District is opening its first, with the help of the intermediate unit, at the its Elementary Center, and West Jefferson Hills School District is investigating opening one.
Link: www.post-gazette.com/pg/07235/811329-55.stm
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