Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) As Chapter 9 of your text states the number ofstudents identified with ASD has increased over the last fewdecades. Some people even call ASD an epidemic (Powell& Driver 2013 Chapter 9 Introduction). This increasespecifically affects you in the classroom or daycare center becauseit shows a high likelihood of your encountering children withASD. Therefore you must understand the disorder as well asthe strategies that will support children with ASD in the classroomor center. For this discussion imagine you are new teacherjust learning about ASD. This discussion has two parts: (Please be sure to include bothparts of this in this discussion)