Course Descriptions
Special Education
MSE 7501
Introduction to Autism & Severe Disabilities
3 credits
This course provides an introduction to issues related to the identification and assessment of students with autism spectrum disorder or severe disabilities. The concepts of inclusion and non-categorical educational identification and teaching are emphasized. It also presents identification instruments, assessment systems and their relation to theoretical models about these disabilities, and reviews the relationship between assessment and educational planning. A clinical component of observation and analysis of severe disabilities is included.
Prerequisite(s): MED 6102