<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aP0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0a000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:05:24.01:03"><span class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0-000000">24:05:24.01:03</span></a><span class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0-000001">.  Autism spectrum disorder defined.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0"> Autism spectrum disorder is a developmental disability that significantly affects verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction and results in adverse effects, generally evident before age three, on the child's educational performance.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0a000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0">    Other characteristics often associated with autism spectrum disorder are engagement in repetitive activities and stereotyped movements, resistance to environmental change or change in daily routines, and unusual responses to sensory experiences.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0a000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0">    The term does not apply if the student's educational performance is adversely affected primarily because the student has an emotional d</span><span class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0">isability</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0"> defined under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:05:24.01:16"><span class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0-000003">24:05:24.01:16</span></a><span class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0a000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0">    </span><span class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0"> 20 SDR 33, effective September 8, 1993; transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:05:25:27.01"><span class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0-000003">24:05:25:27.01</span></a><span class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0">, 23 SDR 31, effective September 8, 1996; 26 SDR 150, effective May 22, 2000; 41 SDR 37, effective September 4, 2014</span><span class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0">; 49 SDR 12, effective August 14, 2022</span><span class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0">    </span><span class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-1.1"><span class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0-000003">13-37-1.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-46"><span class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0-000003">13-37-46</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-47"><span class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0-000003">13-37-47</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-52"><span class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0-000003">13-37-52</span></a><span class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0">    </span><span class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-1"><span class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0-000003">13-37-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-1"><span class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0-000003">13-37-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0">.1, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-1"><span class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0-000003">13-37-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0">.2, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-28"><span class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0-000003">13-37-28</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-46"><span class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0-000003">13-37-46</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-47"><span class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0-000003">13-37-47</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-52"><span class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0-000003">13-37-52</span></a><span class="sbd10177a-a731-4b88-a22b-2df168f15e0aC0">.</span></p></div></body></html>