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Eric Schopler

Eric Schopler, a professor of psychiatry and psychology at UNC-Chapel Hill, developed the TEACCH Autism Program there in the mid-1960s and in 1971 enlisted parents as co-therapists for their children. State funding in 1972 let TEACCH open regional centers offering clinical services, training and research across North Carolina.

Source: UNC-Chapel Hill: UNC TEACCH at 50: A global leader in autism care, training, education and research

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  1. North Carolina funds UNC's TEACCH autism program as a statewide system of regional centers State funding in 1972 created a regional-center system for TEACCH, the autism program Eric Schopler had developed at UNC-Chapel Hill, providing clinical servic…Search the index · UNC-Chapel Hill: UNC TEACCH at 50: A global leader in autism care, training, education and research

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