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Series ISBN: 978-1-4222-3027-5 ISBN: 978-1-4222-3029-9 ebook ISBN: 978-1-4222-8814-6

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Bonnice, Sherry, 1956- [Hidden child] Autism / by Sherry Bonnice.

pages cm. — (Living with a special need) Previously published as: The hidden child, [2004]. Includes glossary. Includes bibliographical references and index. Audience: Grade 7-8

ISBN 978-1-4222-3029-9 (hardback) — ISBN 978-1-4222-3027-5 (series) — ISBN 978-1-4222-8814-6 (ebook) 1. Autistic children—Juvenile literature. 2. Autism in children—Juvenile literature. I. Title.

RJ506.A9B657 2014 618.92'85882—dc23

2014010622

Picture credits: Benjamin Stewart: pp. 51, 63, 115; Comstock: pp. 23, 35, 69, 117; Corel: pp. 49, 80, 82; Life Art: pp. 21, 37, 97, 107; Photo Alto: pp. 25, 40, 67, 71, 93, 106; PhotoDisc: pp. 19, 24, 26, 34, 36, 39, 54, 73, 79, 95, 104; Photo Spin: pp. 68, 91, 94, 116; Research Foundation/Camp Abilities: p. 65. Individuals in Corel, Photo Alto, PhotoDisc, and Photo Spin images are models, and the images are intended for illustra- tive purposes only.