The Parent's Guide to College for Students with Autism
The Parent's Guide to College for Students with Autism
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ISBN-13: | 9781957984902 |
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Publisher: | Future Horizons, Inc. |
Publication date: | 01/10/2012 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
File size: | 4 MB |
About the Author
Lorraine Wolf, EdD, is the director of disability services at Boston University where she holds faculty appointments as an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the School of Medicine and an adjunct associate professor of rehabilitation sciences at the Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. She has over 30 years’ experience working with individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders and has taught at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Dr. Wolf consults internationally on university accommodations for students with disabilities and has published and presented extensively on clinical as well as legal issues for students with attention and learning disorders, psychiatric disabilities, and autism spectrum disorders. She is co-author of Students With Asperger Syndrome: A Guide for College Personnel. She is the parent of twin boys, one of whom is on the autism spectrum.
Lisa King, MEd, is a co-director of College Autism Spectrum, an educational consulting company that provides training and guidance to colleges regarding best practices for working with students on the autism spectrum, in addition to working directly with students on the spectrum and their families as they transition to, through, and beyond college. Additionally, she serves as an access consultant for St. Catherine University. Under the guidance of colleagues and co-authors, Jane Thierfeld Brown and Lorraine Wolf, Ms. King led a two-year pilot program at the University of Minnesota implementing a new model of service: Strategic Education for Asperger Students. She is a wife to Chris and mother of Ian and Bryn.
G. Ruth Kukiela Bork, MEd, is past founder, dean, and director of the Disability Resource Center, Northeastern University in Boston. She serves as an adjunct lecturer on disability for the Physician Assistantship, the Counseling Psychology, the Rehabilitation and Special Education, and the Psychology Programs at Northeastern University. In addition, she has served as director of student services at a private high school where she implemented changes to prepare families and students for transition from high school to college. Ms. Bork’s professional involvement in disability affairs and advocacy spans 38 years. She has written and spoken on a variety of disability-related topics ranging from employment of students with disabilities, supporting international students with disabilities, coordinating and providing support services in higher education, and high-school-to-college transition of students with disabilities.
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This volume concentrates on providing families, clinicians, teachers, and high school specialists information about the transition to college. We are aware that higher education is not appropriate for all students on the autism spectrum and that job training is an equal or better postsecondary option for some families (including one of the authors’ children). However, many students with AS benefit greatly from college, and we believe that students who can benefit from higher education should have that opportunity.
As parents, teachers, and clinicians, our commitment is to help ensure that students with AS become successful. As with more typical students, we hope they earn good grades, are comfortable in the classroom, and enjoy extracurricular activities, clubs, sports – all that college life entails. As we write this book, we realize that good intentions do not always lead to independence and success in adulthood. The success many students experience in high school is, in part, due to a carefully planned curriculum, complete with a team of supports – not the least of which is the parent. However, this level of support is rarely available on most college campuses. In order to succeed in college, students must be able to navigate a complex social world and academic rigor simultaneously. For some students on the spectrum this is attainable; others require assistance.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1Chapter 1 Where Have You Been and Where Are You Going? 7
Chapter 2 Finding The Right College 27
Chapter 3 Applying for Admission 51
Chapter 4 Getting Your Student to Campus 63
Chapter 5 Laws Families Need to Know 79
Chapter 6 Who’s Who on Campus 99
Chapter 7 The Incoming Freshman 109
Chapter 8 Working With Disability Services 121
Chapter 9 Academic Issues Your Student May Encounter 129
Chapter 10 Housing and Residential Life 141
Chapter 11 Student Health – Physical and Mental 163
Chapter 12 Social and Extracurricular Life 179
Chapter 13 Life after College 187
Conclusion 199
References 203
Recommended Readings 205