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Published on Aug 19, 2025

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  1. COVID-19 has adversely affected the global economy and data from 2020 to 2023 may be atypical compared to prior years. Accordingly, data shown is effective September 2024, which can be found here: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Special Education Teachers, retrieved June 23, 2025.
  2. National Autism Association. (n.d.). What Is Autism? Retrieved June 23, 2025.  

Approved and verified accurate by the Dean of the College of Education on July 21, 2025.
 

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