[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR1308.15]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
CHAPTER XIII--OFFICE OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 1308--HEAD START PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ON SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart D--Health Services Performance Standards
 
Sec. 1308.15  Eligibility criteria: Autism.

    A child is classified as having autism when the child has a 
developmental disability that significantly affects verbal and non-
verbal communication and social interaction, that is generally evident 
before age three and that adversely affects educational performance.