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title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=%27%27Dear+John%27%27&rft.author=Nicholas+Sparks&rft.date=August+7%2C+2007&rft.pub=%5B%5BWarner+Books%5D%5D&rft.place=United+States&rft.pages=237"></span></caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Dear_john_novel_by_nicholas_sparks.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fc/Dear_john_novel_by_nicholas_sparks.jpg/220px-Dear_john_novel_by_nicholas_sparks.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="328" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fc/Dear_john_novel_by_nicholas_sparks.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="258" data-file-height="385" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">First edition</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Author</th><td class="infobox-data">Nicholas Sparks</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Subject</th><td class="infobox-data">Romance Novel, Asperger's syndrome</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data">Fiction</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Publisher</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Warner_Books" class="mw-redirect" title="Warner Books">Warner Books</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Publication date</div></th><td class="infobox-data">August 7, 2007</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Publication place</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Pages</th><td class="infobox-data">237</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 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.cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0446698326" title="Special:BookSources/0446698326">0446698326</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Dear John</b></i> is a <a href="/wiki/Romance_novel" title="Romance novel">romance novel</a> by American writer <a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Sparks" title="Nicholas Sparks">Nicholas Sparks</a> released in 2007. Sparks took inspiration from the real-life story of his cousin Todd Vance who served in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" title="United States Armed Forces">U.S. Armed Forces</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was on <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Best_Seller_list" title="The New York Times Best Seller list"><i>The New York Times</i> Best Seller</a> list in 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-BR_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BR-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The story is about a couple who fall in love over one summer. They are separated during the man's military service. John Tyree, the main character, has a father with <a href="/wiki/Asperger%27s_syndrome" class="mw-redirect" title="Asperger's syndrome">Asperger's syndrome</a>. The story is partially set in <a href="/wiki/Wilmington,_North_Carolina" title="Wilmington, North Carolina">Wilmington</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> where John's father was a single parent who had difficulty having meaningful conversation with his son and has an obsession with coin collecting. John knows there is something different about him but he has never found out what it is. Feeling a lack of direction and no strong fatherly influence in his life, John enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces.<sup id="cite_ref-BR_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BR-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-OVG_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OVG-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>John returns home on leave from the army when he gets news of his father's death. After the return he seeks out Savannah, where he is surprised to learn of her life events following her marriage to another man. It was obvious to John, Savannah, and even her new husband, that Savannah still had love for John. But he decided to let Savannah go, because he cared about her more than himself. Although drained by battle overseas and the loss of Savannah, he realizes that due to a legacy from his father, he is able to express his love in an unexpected way.<sup id="cite_ref-BR_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BR-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-OVG_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OVG-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Film_adaptation">Film adaptation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dear_John_(novel)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Film adaptation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Dear_John_(2010_film)" title="Dear John (2010 film)">Dear John (2010 film)</a></div> <p><i>Dear John</i> was adapted into a film in 2010 starring <a href="/wiki/Channing_Tatum" title="Channing Tatum">Channing Tatum</a> as John Tyree and <a href="/wiki/Amanda_Seyfried" title="Amanda Seyfried">Amanda Seyfried</a> as Savannah Curtis. The film was directed by <a href="/wiki/Lasse_Hallstr%C3%B6m" title="Lasse Hallström">Lasse Hallström</a> and screenplay was written by <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Linden_(writer)" title="Jamie Linden (writer)">Jamie Linden</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dear_John_(novel)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBell" class="citation news cs1">Bell, Diane. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-dear-john-soldier-says-book-was-somewhat-true-2010mar13-story.html">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>'Dear John' soldier says book was somewhat true"</a>. <i>sandiegouniontribune.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2018-08-18</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=sandiegouniontribune.com&rft.atitle=%27Dear+John%27+soldier+says+book+was+somewhat+true&rft.aulast=Bell&rft.aufirst=Diane&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sandiegouniontribune.com%2Fsdut-dear-john-soldier-says-book-was-somewhat-true-2010mar13-story.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADear+John+%28novel%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-BR-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-BR_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-BR_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-BR_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/dear-john"><i>Dear John</i>.</a> Book Reporter. Retrieved September 9, 2012.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-OVG-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-OVG_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-OVG_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ovguide.com/dear-john-9202a8c04000641f80000000074a331c#"><i>Dear John.</i></a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140910195511/http://www.ovguide.com/dear-john-9202a8c04000641f80000000074a331c">Archived</a> 2014-09-10 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> OVGuide. Retrieved September 9, 2012.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/dearjohn"><i>Dear John</i> (2010): Reviews.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100205223727/http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/dearjohn">Archived</a> 2010-02-05 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <a href="/wiki/CNET_Networks" class="mw-redirect" title="CNET Networks">CNET Networks</a>. Retrieved February 7, 2010.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dear_John_(novel)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Official website: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nicholassparks.com/books/dear-john"><i>Dear John</i></a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180928215835/http://nicholassparks.com/books/dear-john/">Archived</a> 2018-09-28 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.amazon.com/Dear-John-Nicholas-Sparks/dp/0446528056"><i>Dear John</i> (Amazon)</a></li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><style 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style="width:1%">Novels</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Notebook_(novel)" title="The Notebook (novel)">The Notebook</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Message_in_a_Bottle_(novel)" title="Message in a Bottle (novel)">Message in a Bottle</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Walk_to_Remember_(novel)" title="A Walk to Remember (novel)">A Walk to Remember</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Rescue_(Sparks_novel)" title="The Rescue (Sparks novel)">The Rescue</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Bend_in_the_Road" title="A Bend in the Road">A Bend in the Road</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nights_in_Rodanthe_(novel)" title="Nights in Rodanthe (novel)">Nights in Rodanthe</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian_(novel)" title="The Guardian (novel)">The Guardian</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Wedding_(Sparks_novel)" title="The Wedding (Sparks novel)">The Wedding</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/True_Believer_(Sparks_novel)" title="True Believer (Sparks novel)">True Believer</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/At_First_Sight_(novel)" title="At First Sight (novel)">At First Sight</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Dear John</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Choice_(novel)" title="The Choice (novel)">The Choice</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lucky_One_(novel)" title="The Lucky One (novel)">The Lucky One</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Song_(novel)" title="The Last Song (novel)">The Last Song</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Safe_Haven_(novel)" title="Safe Haven (novel)">Safe Haven</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Best_of_Me_(novel)" title="The Best of Me (novel)">The Best of Me</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Longest_Ride_(novel)" title="The Longest Ride (novel)">The Longest Ride</a></i> (2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/See_Me_(novel)" title="See Me (novel)">See Me</a></i> (2015)</li> <li><i>Two by Two</i> (2016)</li> <li><i>Every Breath</i> (2018)</li> <li><i>The Return</i> (2020)</li> <li><i>The Wish</i> (2021)</li> <li><i>Dreamland</i> (2022)</li> <li><i>Counting Miracles</i> (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Nonfiction</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>Wokini: A Lakota Journey to Happiness and Self-Understanding</i> (1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Three_Weeks_with_My_Brother" title="Three Weeks with My Brother">Three Weeks with My Brother</a></i> (2004)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Film/TV adaptations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Message_in_a_Bottle_(film)" title="Message in a Bottle (film)">Message in a Bottle</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Walk_to_Remember" title="A Walk to Remember">A Walk to Remember</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Notebook" title="The Notebook">The Notebook</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nights_in_Rodanthe" title="Nights in Rodanthe">Nights in Rodanthe</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dear_John_(2010_film)" title="Dear John (2010 film)">Dear John</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Song_(2010_film)" title="The Last Song (2010 film)">The Last Song</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lucky_One_(film)" title="The Lucky One (film)">The Lucky One</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Safe_Haven_(film)" title="Safe Haven (film)">Safe Haven</a></i> (2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Best_of_Me_(2014_film)" title="The Best of Me (2014 film)">The Best of Me</a></i> (2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Deliverance_Creek" title="Deliverance Creek">Deliverance Creek</a></i> (2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Longest_Ride_(film)" title="The Longest Ride (film)">The Longest Ride</a></i> (2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Choice_(2016_film)" title="The Choice (2016 film)">The Choice</a></i> (2016)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Autism_resources" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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autism">history</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Awareness</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Autism-friendly" title="Autism-friendly">Autism-friendly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Autism_Sunday" title="Autism Sunday">Autism Sunday</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Communication_Shutdown" title="Communication Shutdown">Communication Shutdown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Autism_Awareness_Day" title="World Autism Awareness Day">World Autism Awareness Day</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Societal_and_cultural_aspects_of_autism" title="Societal and cultural aspects of autism">Culture</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Autistic_art" title="Autistic art">Autistic art</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Autism_in_popular_culture" title="Autism in popular culture">Autism in popular culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_autistic_fictional_characters" title="List of autistic fictional characters">Fictional characters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_films_about_autism" title="List of films about autism">Films about autism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Circle_of_Friends_(disabled_care)" title="Circle of Friends (disabled care)">Circle of Friends</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neurodiversity" title="Neurodiversity">Neurodiversity</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Accommodations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sensory_friendly" title="Sensory friendly">Sensory friendly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KultureCity" title="KultureCity">KultureCity</a></li></ul> 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aripiprazole" title="Aripiprazole">Aripiprazole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Risperidone" title="Risperidone">Risperidone</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Behavioral</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Discrete_trial_training" title="Discrete trial training">Discrete trial training</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ole_Ivar_Lovaas" title="Ole Ivar Lovaas">Lovaas</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Picture_exchange_communication_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Picture exchange communication system">Picture exchange communication system</a> (PECS)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pivotal_response_treatment" title="Pivotal response treatment">Pivotal response treatment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Positive_behavior_support" title="Positive behavior support">Positive behavior support</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Early_Start_Denver_Model" title="Early Start Denver Model">Early Start Denver Model</a> (ESDM)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cognitive_behavioral_therapy" title="Cognitive behavioral therapy">Cognitive behavioral therapy</a> (CBT)</li> <li>Social skills training</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Developmental</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Floortime" title="Floortime">Floortime</a> (<a href="/wiki/PLAY_Project" class="mw-redirect" title="PLAY Project">PLAY Project</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Controversial</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Applied_behavior_analysis" title="Applied behavior analysis">Applied behavior analysis</a> (ABA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auditory_integration_training" title="Auditory integration training">Auditory integration training</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aversion_therapy" title="Aversion therapy">Aversion therapy</a> (<a href="/wiki/Judge_Rotenberg_Center" title="Judge Rotenberg Center">Judge Rotenberg Center</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chelation_therapy" title="Chelation therapy">Chelation of mercury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Facilitated_communication" title="Facilitated communication">Facilitated communication</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gluten-free,_casein-free_diet" title="Gluten-free, casein-free diet">Gluten-free, casein-free diet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hug_machine" title="Hug machine">Hug machine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyperbaric_oxygen_therapy" class="mw-redirect" title="Hyperbaric oxygen therapy">Hyperbaric oxygen therapy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holding_therapy" class="mw-redirect" title="Holding therapy">Holding therapy</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Relationship_development_intervention&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Relationship development intervention (page does not exist)">Relationship development intervention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secretin" title="Secretin">Secretin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sensory_integration_therapy" title="Sensory integration therapy">Sensory integration therapy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Son-Rise" title="Son-Rise">Son-Rise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vitamin_B12" title="Vitamin B12">Vitamin B12</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder#Medication" title="Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder">ADHD medication</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melatonin" title="Melatonin">Melatonin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Occupational_therapy" title="Occupational therapy">Occupational therapy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_Stories" title="Social Stories">Social Stories</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speech_therapy" class="mw-redirect" title="Speech therapy">Speech therapy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Selective_serotonin_reuptake_inhibitor" title="Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor">Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treatment_and_Education_of_Autistic_and_Related_Communication_Handicapped_Children" title="Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children">Structured teaching (TEACCH)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Centers" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Centers</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Research</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.0em;font-weight:normal;">United States</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Association_for_Science_in_Autism_Treatment" title="Association for Science in Autism Treatment">Association for Science in Autism Treatment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Autism_Research_Institute" title="Autism Research Institute">Autism Research Institute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Autism_Science_Foundation" title="Autism Science Foundation">Autism Science Foundation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kennedy_Krieger_Institute" title="Kennedy Krieger Institute">Kennedy Krieger Institute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Alliance_for_Autism_Research" title="National Alliance for Autism Research">National Alliance for Autism Research</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simons_Foundation_Autism_Research_Initiative" title="Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative">Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yale_Child_Study_Center" title="Yale Child Study Center">Yale Child Study Center</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.0em;font-weight:normal;">United Kingdom</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Autism_Research_Centre" title="Autism Research Centre">Autism Research Centre</a> (UK)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_autism#Conditions_and_research_areas" title="Outline of autism">Conditions and research areas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_autism#Researchers_and_therapists" title="Outline of autism">Researchers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Therapy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="United_States" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.0em;font-weight:normal;">United States</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Center_for_Autism_and_Related_Disorders" title="Center for Autism and Related Disorders">Center for Autism and Related Disorders</a> (CARD)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MIND_Institute" title="MIND Institute">MIND Institute</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_schools_for_people_on_the_autism_spectrum" title="List of schools for people on the autism spectrum">Schools</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alpine_Learning_Group" title="Alpine Learning Group">Alpine Learning Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eden_II_School_for_Autistic_Children" title="Eden II School for Autistic Children">Eden II School for Autistic Children</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ESPA_College" title="ESPA College">ESPA College</a> (UK)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exceptional_Minds" title="Exceptional Minds">Exceptional Minds</a> (USA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_England_Center_for_Children" title="New England Center for Children">New England Center for Children</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pathlight_School" title="Pathlight School">Pathlight School</a> (Singapore)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rebecca_School" title="Rebecca School">Rebecca School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunfield_Children%27s_Home" title="Sunfield Children's Home">Sunfield Children's Home</a> (UK)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TreeHouse_School" title="TreeHouse School">TreeHouse School</a> (UK)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Autistic_School" title="Western Autistic School">Western Autistic School</a> (Australia)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Organizations" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Organizations</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">International</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Autism_rights_movement" title="Autism rights movement">Autism rights movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wrong_Planet" title="Wrong Planet">Wrong Planet</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Americas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="United_States" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">United States</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Autism_Network_International" title="Autism Network International">Autism Network International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Autism_Science_Foundation" title="Autism Science Foundation">Autism Science Foundation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Autistic_Self_Advocacy_Network" title="Autistic Self Advocacy Network">Autistic Self Advocacy Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Autism_Society_of_America" title="Autism Society of America">Autism Society of America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Autism_Speaks" title="Autism Speaks">Autism Speaks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Centro_Ponce%C3%B1o_de_Autismo" title="Centro Ponceño de Autismo">Centro Ponceño de Autismo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Jordan_Fiddle_Foundation" title="Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation">Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Generation_Rescue" title="Generation Rescue">Generation Rescue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interactive_Autism_Network" title="Interactive Autism Network">Interactive Autism Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interagency_Autism_Coordinating_Committee" title="Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee">Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LENA_Foundation" title="LENA Foundation">LENA Foundation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Alliance_for_Autism_Research" title="National Alliance for Autism Research">National Alliance for Autism Research</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Council_on_Severe_Autism" title="National Council on Severe Autism">National Council on Severe Autism</a></li> <li><a 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