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Abstract
People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) become more widely recognized as part of our population every year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, about 1 in 59 children in the United States is on the autism spectrum (CitationCDC 2018). In 2011 and 2012 more than 455,000 U.S. students received special education under the disability category of autism (CitationDOE 2013). Although support for these students is increasing in schools nationwide, students with ASD are still currently underserved in community settings outside of the classroom, participating less frequently in social activities and experiencing limited variety in nonschool related activities (CitationLittle et al. 2014).
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Author Contributions
Katie Slivensky ([email protected]) is the school and youth programs coordinator at the Museum of Science, Boston, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Ellen Cohn ([email protected]) is a clinical professor and the entry-level OTD program director in the Dept of Occupational Therapy in the Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts.
Alexander Lussenhop ([email protected]) is a research associate at the Museum of Science, Boston, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Christina Moscat ([email protected]) is the program manager of school and youth programs at the Museum of Science, Boston, in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Notes on contributors
Katie Slivensky
Katie Slivensky ([email protected]) is the school and youth programs coordinator at the Museum of Science, Boston, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Ellen Cohn
Ellen Cohn ([email protected]) is a clinical professor and the entry-level OTD program director in the Dept of Occupational Therapy in the Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts.
Alexander Lussenhop
Alexander Lussenhop ([email protected]) is a research associate at the Museum of Science, Boston, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Christina Moscat
Christina Moscat ([email protected]) is the program manager of school and youth programs at the Museum of Science, Boston, in Boston, Massachusetts.