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Accommodations were not specified in advance of the inquiry; teacher respondents identified several specific accommodation ideas in the survey results.

A total of 133 teachers of students with autism from schools throughout the U.S. responded to and completed educator surveys.

Teachers were asked to read three descriptions of elementary-age students with varying degrees of autism, and to answer questions related to whether the student should participate in national, state, and districtwide assessments, and if so, which accommodations the student should receive.

Over 86% of teacher respondents recommended that the student with Asperger syndrome participate. In contrast, about 55% of respondents indicated that students with moderate autism should participate, and about 8% believed that students described as having severe autism should participate. Teachers indicated which accommodations they considered necessary for the students to participate in the testing; several specific accommodations were identified.