Supporting College Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders

[@nakyer]

I wish I'd had what these kids have when I was their age. So glad they're getting the assistance and understanding they need.

[@m.51373]

Wonderful! Thank you for your work, acceptance, and patience

[@highfunq2863]

I went through college without these supports. Although I'm proud of myself, it really was a struggle and emphasised to me that I was different. I wish there were things like this program where I am, because college really forms a big part of how you think about yourself, and being isolated and having traumatic interactions for years really grinds you down. Although it builds resilience, it can also cause damage if you're just thrown into everything with no help from parents or faculty. Hopefully people understand from this video that it's not making concessions academically. It's just providing the content in a different but more appropriate format, and in a more suitable environment. I hope more people seek out and establish programs like this in their colleges.

[@heatherahelmer6410]

This video is helpful to understand how students with ASD can blossom and flourish too similar to students without a disorder or disability. Also, in this video, I really appreciate the academic coaches supporting the professors and doctors. Note takers / scribers, mentors, academic coordinators, and tutors are positions here at the college I work at, Chesapeake College, Queen Anne's County, MD. These are outstanding, amazing work individuals. But they, too, are great people who care about students with ASD and other disorders and disabilities. We want to help students. We care for students. This video really showed these qualities. It makes me feel students can accomplish short- and long-term goals, no matter what. Asking for help may be difficult, but in due time, that little bit of help goes a long way, and it becomes a big goal accomplished. I enjoy helping students with any school task, social, life, money skills. Remembering routines such as "hi, hello, how are you, I am here to work today, what can I do; signing in and signing out hours worked; asking how everyone is doing; etc." are helpful for students here at Chesapeake. This video will be a great engagement and activity for students, staff, faculty to review, grow, and glow from. I look forward to watching and discussing it more with other viewers at the college event later this month. Thank you.

[@evia9354]

I got my acceptance letter to pace today. I have asperger and I applied to pace because of this program. I m very glad that I got this opportunity in my life and grateful that such university exists.

[@heatherahelmer6410]

@evia: Good for you. You should be proud of yourself. The little things count, too! :)

[@lizzyg0816]

This is looks like a great program. I graduated from Marshall University in West Virginia from the College Program for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Since I graduated I have worked in direct care with adults with developmental/intellectual challenges who live independently and in group homes. Now I am a case manager and service for a medicaid waiver service for children with severe low-functioning autism. I also have a special interest in support people with autism through bereavement and grief as well as those who may also have gender identity struggles.

[@Khodam101]

Thanks for this video. I have a student in my computer class , very smart but scared of any test. I am not trained on how to deal with her, so it has been hard. I’d appreciate if you could post more training .

[@NadineLynch10]

I’m almost like Allison wimer very shy and always concerned. I was diagnosed with autism at the age of 3 years, I’m now 34 and still in school yes, you read right, I’m still in school at this age. I recently started studying towards gaining my high school diploma as well as planning on studying in computer science as well as veterinary sciences.

[@MyMomo17]

Our local college Butte College gives little support to students especially in math and the dsps office has no clue the aspergers students have great difficulty understanding it’s hard to make appointments deadlines and remember to make appointments yet they do not allow students to have someone advocate they say if he cannot keep an appointment or remember what we told him to gather and bring then he should not be in college at all.

[@laurenpaterson3475]

My son witb aspergers goes thru this at college he finds it hard to mix and ask for help

[@NJGuy1973]

Rugters in NJ has something like this.

[@andeemcdonaldrodgers6900]

Very helpful video. I got some useful tips in helping a student I'm working with this quarter.

[@elmermt]

My husban has a minor in Phycology and a Major in Bioligy. Graduated from ODU and he was Autism, please do not go to ODU, They will say you are different or odd. Graduate as DR. field.

[@busefalas]

Does any body knows A college like it in Illinois? thanks

[@EmilioBello-q6k]

Interesting

[@krugerfuchs]

Autis. Spectrum difference

[@olejoergenmalm16]

They should have been protected from their parent’s egos instead.