Lecka Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/05/students-with-autism-face-vanishing-support-at-college/561083/ I thought this was interesting! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopmom Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Ah man, we loved RIT, but not the price tag. it would be great if more schools followed that model Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanin Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Sounds like that school is doing a fantastic job with their students with autism! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popmom Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Thanks for sharing this. My anxiety goes through the roof every time I think about my youngest going (or not going) to college. I plan to contact and visit the office of accessibility at the university to talk about what supports they might offer students on the spectrum. My guess is very little. I don't mind being a squeaky wheel. My 12 yr old is determined to attend the same school her dad and I graduated from and her sisters are currently attending. I'm not even sure she could score high enough on the ACT to get in. She's smart, but the combination of autism plus learning disabilities...I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 DS19 attends a large non-flagship state university. They have a support program for all students with executive function issues, which I assume would include almost all students on the spectrum. DS hasn't needed it so I can't say how well it works or how much support is actually provided. These are some of the things offered by/through the program, according to their web page: strategic tutoring and peer mentoring learning strategy instruction tailored to the needs of college students drop-in assistance quiet study rooms at Study Central specific training to address executive function challenges access to assistive technology transition assistance for incoming, as well as graduating students coordination of individualized services Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteryJen Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Loras College, where my ds2 is going, has a great learning center and an autism specific program at the Lynch Learning Center. DS2 has SLD in Writing Expression (as well as shockingly bad handwriting) and good support for LDs was incredibly important to me when we were looking at schools. He starts in the fall and I will report back. http://www.loras.edu/academics/academic-support/lynch-learning-center/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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