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Early Intervention System for Preschool Children with Autism in the Community: The DISCOVERY Approach in Yokohama, Japan.

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Honda, Hideo; Shimizu, Yasuo – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 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