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Educational Psychology in Practice
theory, research and practice in educational psychology
Volume 16, 2000 - Issue 4
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Autism: Promoting peer understanding

Pages 461-468 | Published online: 01 Jul 2010
 

Abstract

This article describes how autism was explained to a group of Year 10 students. This was in response to an autistic boy feeling socially rejected in a mainstream school. An adaptation of the whole class session of a 'Circle of Friends' was used. The process served to challenged the stereotypic ideas the class held about the autistic boy and helped them to change their attitudes towards him.

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