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How to Help Autistic College Students Succeed: Tips for Parents
How to Help Autistic College Students Succeed: Tips for Parents

It’s not just about focussing on academics and grades. Alverson and his team in their research in 2019 identified several areas to focus on. The three I have chosen to share with you are providing the right kind of parental support, providing a set of transition-focussed skills and developing self-awareness/disability awareness.

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Social and Academic Experiences of Autistics in UK Colleges. Are yours similar?
Social and Academic Experiences of Autistics in UK Colleges. Are yours similar?

I found this article published in 2019, quite recent, I must say, where Gurbuz and his team investigated and reported the social and academic experiences of autistic university students in the UK. What I’d like to know is whether these findings resonate with you, that is graduates or current college students with autism. By resonate, I mean, do you have similar experiences? Do you agree with the findings? Do the findings make sense to you?

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