Assessing Autism Spectrum Disorders: Guidelines for Parents and Educators (continued)

About the Authors

Ruth Aspy, Ph.D., and Barry G. Grossman, Ph.D., are licensed psychologists with the Ziggurat Group who specialize in assessment and intervention for individuals with ASDs. Together, they wrote The Ziggurat Model, a book on designing interventions for students with Asperger’s disorder and high-functioning autism.

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