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Publication Date: 2002
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Early Intervention System for Preschool Children with Autism in the Community: The DISCOVERY Approach in Yokohama, Japan.
Honda, Hideo; Shimizu, Yasuo
Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, v6 n3 p239-57 Sep 2002
This article reports on DISCOVERY, a conceptual model for a clinical system of early detection and early intervention in cases of autism that has been implemented in Yokohama, Japan. Longitudinal data from 49 children who participated in a program during 1987-1990 indicate 32 were still being followed in 1999. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Autism, Clinical Diagnosis, Delivery Systems, Early Identification, Early Intervention, Foreign Countries, Health Services, Integrated Services, Interdisciplinary Approach, Longitudinal Studies, Preschool Education, Referral, Screening Tests, Toddlers, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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