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Sibling - Special Education

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Has this person ever received Special education services (other than speech or language therapy)?

Questionnaire: Sibling without ASD Questionnaire
Date Last Updated: 6/25/08
Graph Current as of: 6/25/08

Why Is This Important?

Researchers are interested in genetic factors: do issues involving development or learning appear together with ASDs in some families? Knowing whether a person has received special education services (other than speech therapy) will tell us if they ever experienced difficulties in these areas.

Data from IAN Research:

Pie chart showing percentage of unaffected siblings who have received special education (not including speech therapy).

This chart shows that 13% of the siblings taking part in IAN Research, at some time in their lives, have received special education services.


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Disorder, IAN Research Results, Document Type, All Topics, All Audiences, IAN Research, Article, Audience, All Autism Spectrum Disorders, All Age Groups, Topic, Age group

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06/26/2008