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School Social Workers' Perspectives On Working With Children With Autism Spetrum Disorders, Marnie Eveslage
School Social Workers' Perspectives On Working With Children With Autism Spetrum Disorders, Marnie Eveslage
Master of Social Work Clinical Research Papers
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are complex neurodevelopmental disorders that include deficits in social interaction, communication, and the presence of repetitive and restricted behaviors. The number of children with autism spectrum disorder has increased significantly over time, resulting in more children with autism in public schools. School social workers are members of the educational team who help support children and families and are often the first professional to whom families turn to in crisis. There is a paucity of literature and research studies on the perspectives’ of social workers who work with this population. School social workers, who are members of …