Past and Present Trends in Residential Treatment.

Schopler, Eric; Hennike, Michael J.

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ERIC Number: EJ418297

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Publication Date: 1990

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Past and Present Trends in Residential Treatment.

Schopler, Eric; Hennike, Michael J.

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v20 n3 p291-98 Sep 1990

The history of residential care for persons with autism and other developmental disabilities is summarized for the past 200 years. Residential trends toward community integration in the past three decades are traced for autism in general and for the Murdoch Center in North Carolina. Possible negative side effects of current trends are identified. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Autism, Developmental Disabilities, History, Normalization (Handicapped), Residential Programs, Social Integration, Trend Analysis

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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