Classrooms with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Mainstream ...

Full Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found by: [University of Strathclyde]Date: 24 February 2017, At: 06:37 International Journal of Disability, Development andEducationISSN: 1034-912X (Print) 1465-346X (Online) Journal homepage: Challenges of Including Childrenwith Autism Spectrum Disorder in MainstreamClassroomsSally Lindsay, Meghann Proulx, Nicole Thomson & Helen ScottTo cite this article: Sally Lindsay, Meghann Proulx, Nicole Thomson & Helen Scott (2013)Educators Challenges of Including Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in MainstreamClassrooms, International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 60:4, 347-362, link to this article: online: 09 Dec your article to this journal Article views: 5516 View related articles Citing articles: 1 View citing articles Educators Challenges of Including Children with Autism SpectrumDisorder in Mainstream ClassroomsSally Lindsay*, Meghann Proulx, Nicole Thomson and Helen ScottBloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital,The University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CanadaAlthough children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are increasingly beingplaced within Mainstream classes, little is known about the challenges that teachersencounter with including them as full participants in the class.

Introduction Educators have reported a notable increase in students with autism over the past few years (Geneva Centre for Autism, 2010; Lindsay et al., 2013). Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is one of the most common childhood neurological disorders (Autism Society Canada,

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