Higher Education Transitions and Autism

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Author(s): Scott Browning (Chestnut Hill College, USA)and Loren Pease (Chestnut Hill College, USA)
Copyright: 2017
Pages: 10
Source title: Supporting the Education of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Yefim Kats (Chestnut Hill College, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0816-8.ch002

Keywords: Education / Information Science Reference / K-12 Education / Special Education

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This chapter intends to examine the segment of adolescent and young adult development; particularly, how interactions with academic establishments create difficult challenges. In the first part of the chapter we review the ASD from neurological angle. Then, we discuss the general problems with counseling of those on the spectrum. The chapter then continues by examining the decisions that individuals on the spectrum and their parents must make. Parents need to make decisions with their children on the spectrum as to level of involvement; the specific concerns needed to be addressed are examined. This chapter also looks at the specific issues that institutions of higher learning need to address if they intend to label themselves as “autism-friendly institutions.” Each office within a college needs to make some adjustments in order to properly serve students on the autism spectrum, and this chapter examines the role of the counseling center, dean's office, academics and residential living.

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