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Autism in College: Home

This guide is designed for self use by autistic and aspergerian individuals for help, information, and guidance as well as instructors, support staff, friends, and colleagues

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Welcome to the guide to Autism in College

 This libguide is designed to help both Autistic people and those around them to better understand their specific needs and challenges in college. 

This page was designed specifically to address Autism at this time of life, and therefore is focused on Young Adults, Transition to Adulthood, and Adulthood themes.  While there is a plethora of information on children, adult information and assistance is much harder to find as this is a burgeoning area of research on the autism spectrum. 

This libguide includes not only academic sources, but popular articles, videos, websites, presentations, infographics, and statistics. 

 

 

Over 80% of college bound autistic students attend a 2 year college, meaning Community Colleges are usually the first encounter these students have with higher education.  Understanding their needs, values, challenges, and finding solutions for inclusion both in the classroom and across the campus are vital in supporting their success in college. ---Roux, A. M., Shattuck, P. T., Rast, J. E., Rava, J. A., Edwards, A. D., Wei, X., McCracken, M., & Yu, J. W. (2015). Characteristics of Two-Year College Students on the Autism Spectrum and Their Support Services Experiences. Autism research and treatment2015, 391693. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/391693

Introduction To Autism

 

Autism is a developmental disorder with symptoms that appear within the first three years of life. Its formal diagnostic name is autism spectrum disorder. The word “spectrum” indicates that autism appears in different forms with varying levels of severity. That means that each individual with autism experiences their own unique strengths, symptoms, and challenges. --- Autism Research Institute 

What is Autism?

College Statistics in Florida

The raw numbers in Florida 

 

14%

PK-12 students in Florida with a disability.

25.7%

Florida students with a disability who enroll in postsecondary education.

85.5%

High school graduation rate of Florida students with disabilities.

28.7%

Floridians with a disability who have some college or an associates degree

 

---Home. The Able Trust. (2024, May 28). https://www.abletrust.org/

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