Families

Welcome to Stairway to STEM, where you’ll find resources for parents of autistic students who are transitioning from high school to college and interested in entering STEM fields. Our contributors are tackling everything from steps you can take with your student during their junior and senior years of high school to prepare for college, to encouraging self-efficacy, supporting and developing your student’s self-advocacy skills, dealing with parental or student anxiety, knowing what to expect from campus environments, building interdependence, and much more.

Start here by looking at our core issues:

Our Editorial Board is a big proponent of Interdependence. The Academic World can be very different in college. Learn more about it here.

Interdependence and the College Experience

The Academic World: An Introduction for Parents

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