[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

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.