Stephen Mark Shore (born September 27, 1961) is an American autistic professor of special education at Adelphi University.[1] He has written several books on autism: College for Students with Disabilities,[2] Understanding Autism for Dummies,[3] Ask and Tell,[4] and Beyond the Wall.[5] Currently, he serves on the board of Autism Speaks,[6] and is one of the first two autistic board members in its history, looking to improve the potential of those on the autism spectrum.[7] He once headed the Asperger's Association of New England and was on the board of the Autism Society of America.[1]

Shore lost language skills at age 2 and a half, then started getting them back at four years old. He has been described as having a special interest in music. He has discussed difficulties with completing assignments presented in formats that he wasn't used to, leading him to transfer from a doctorate in music education to an ED.D. in Special Education with a focus on matching researched practice to individual profiles.[8]

His book, Ask and Tell, describes ways that autistic people can advocate for their needs.[9] His most popular two books, Beyond The Wall, and Ask and Tell were translated into Russian, Polish, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Arabic, Bengali and Vietnamese languages.

References

  1. ^ a b "Stephen M Shore: Faculty Profiles : Adelphi University". www.adelphi.edu. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  2. ^ Shore, Stephen; Grandin, Temple (21 August 2015). College for Students with Disabilities: We Do Belong (1 ed.). Jessica Kingsley Publishers. ISBN 9781849057325.
  3. ^ Shore, Stephen M. (2006). Understanding autism for dummies. Hoboken (NJ): Wiley. ISBN 0764525476.
  4. ^ Shore, Stephen (2004). Ask and tell: self-advocacy and disclosure for people on the autism spectrum. Autism Asperger Publishing Company. ISBN 1931282587.
  5. ^ Shore, Stephen (2003). Beyond the wall : personal experiences with autism and Asperger syndrome (2nd ed.). Shawnee Mission, Kan.: Autism Asperger Pub. ISBN 1931282196.
  6. ^ "Autism Speaks welcomes three new board members". Autism Speaks. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  7. ^ Muzikar, Debra (9 December 2015). "Stephen Shore talks about his appointment to the Autism Speaks Board of Directors". The Art of Autism. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  8. ^ Farrell, Elizabeth F. (8 October 2004). "Asperger's Confounds Colleges". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 17 April 2016..
  9. ^ Samburg, Bridget. "For the autistic, how to get heard". boston.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.


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