OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM - 3 CASE-STUDIES

The purpose of this article is to present case studies of three childr en with autism who received educational services in a public-school-af filiated early childhood program during their preschool and kindergart en years and have had positive outcomes. We used a combination of docu ments and archival records (e.g., assessment results) as data sources. All children made substantial developmental and academic progress. Th e three children have entered elementary school in inclusive settings and continue to thrive; one child exited special education. Our purpos es in presenting these findings are to suggest that there are multiple means to achieve promising outcomes for young children with autism an d to expand the discussion of appropriate early childhood services for children with autism.