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Understanding autism
Understanding autism

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Acknowledgements

This free course was written by Dr Ilona Roth and Dr Nancy Rowell.

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Figure 1: Autism Spectrum

Figure 2: from: US National Library of Medicine https://collections.nlm.nih.gov/ catalog/ nlm:nlmuid-101420118-img

Figure 3: Courtesy of the Asperger Estate

Figure 4: Courtesy of Sir Michael Rutter

Figure 5 http://lovaas.com/

Figure 6: Simon Baron-Cohen; https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/ by-sa/ 3.0/ deed.en

Figure 7: © Robert Taylor

Audio/Video

Activity 6: Audio extract from interview with Dr Wenn Lawson by Dr Ilona Roth. © The Open University

Activity 6: Video: Alex talking to Dr Ilona Roth © The Open University

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