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CNN Classroom Edition: Autism is a World 		   
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Record the CNN Special Investigations Unit Classroom Edition: Autism is a World when it airs commercial-free on Monday, March 31, 2008 from approximately 4:00-- 5:00 a.m. ET on CNN. (A short feature begins at 4:00 a.m. and precedes the program.)

Program Overview

For years, Sue Rubin says she was "her own worst nightmare." Sue has autism, and until age 13, she was unable to communicate or control her unusual behavior. Now in her late twenties, Sue has become a disabled-rights advocate and a college student with a top IQ. In the Academy Award-nominated documentary Autism is a World, filmmaker Gerry Wurzburg and CNN take a rare look at autism through the words of a young woman who lives with it.

Grade Levels: 9-12, college

Subject Areas: Health, Social Studies, Technology, Current Issues

Objectives: The CNN Special Investigations Unit Classroom Edition: Autism is a World and its corresponding discussion questions and activities challenge students to:

1. Learn about the symptoms, characteristics and differentiated diagnoses associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASD);
2. Identify traits that are common to all autistic disorders;
3. Examine different treatment approaches for ASD;
4. Create an informational brochure about ASD for parents and local mental health providers.

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Submission Date:

03/30/2008by: shannonj
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