Sometimes it’s not possible to avoid a sensation. When you’re exposed to a distressing stimulus, try to breathe slowly and deeply.
Five Tips for Autistic Students: How and When to Meet With a Professor
Always be respectful and professional when corresponding with a professor or course instructor. Using “Dear” to begin emails, using the professor’s last name (i.e. Professor Brown), and signing off with a “Thank you,” or “Sincerely” goes a long way!
An Autistic Student’s Positive College Transition in STEM
Align your strengths with your interests. Find a supportive mentor. Be willing to accept some trial-and-error. Autistic students can succeed in STEM.
The Ultimate College Guide: Lists, Schedules, and Calendars for Autistic Students
Scheduling your time well is one of the simplest and most effective strategies to achieving success at college! But how can we schedule our time well? Read on to find out.
Autism and STEM: Am I Ready for the College Experience? What Are My Goals?
Autistic students must define obvious needs, such as academic and transportation accommodations, but it is also beneficial to measure more nuanced needs such as independence and social living.
Let’s Talk Autism, Academic Special Interests, and STEM
Special interests are your Marauder’s Map, your hyperdrive, and your superpower. Let’s dive into how they work.
Autistic Self-Advocacy and STEM: A College Journey
Laura Gilmour shares her journey from new student learning about college expectations to confident graduate student conducting her own STEM research.
Autistic Sensory Sensitivity on Campus: Part Three, The Role of Environmental Context and Internal Stress
Our sensory experiences don’t only depend on the sensory input—don’t only depend on the properties of the specific sensory stimulus we experience—but also depend on other factors.
“Find a Pathway That Works for You”: Jody Goldstein, Director of Disabilities Services, UMASS Lowell
When students receive peer support, they are much less likely to feel isolated and marginalized. Judy Goldstein discusses ways peer mentoring groups help autistic students thrive.
How Autistic Students Can Start Campus Clubs to Develop Friendships and Support Networks
The keys to starting your organization will be motivation, a specific focus, and patience with the logistics necessary to getting it running.
Patrick Pontificates: An Autistic STEM Grad Student on All You Need to Know About Lists, Schedules, and Calendars
Patrick Dwyer has an organizational secret to share that’s “so well hidden, concealed so elegantly, that even many neurotypicals are unaware of it.”
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By Theresa Revans-McMenimon, M.S., L.M.F.T., L.M.H.C. So you have graduated high school and are ready to begin college. Do you …
Connecting to Services: Support for Your Student With a Diagnosis of Autism
Contributor Thad Campbell and social worker Matthew Morse discuss how parents of aspiring college STEM students can secure valuable HS services for them
Autism 101: Autism Cultural Responsiveness for Improved Interactions
SARA SANDERS GARDNER Maybe you’ve been teaching autistic students for years, or maybe you’re about to have one in your …
Autistic Students Can Ask College Professors For These Supports
Answer questions about the syllabus. Use unambiguous language. Julia Leverone shares simple supports that autistic students can ask their professors for.
Autistic and Unsure About How to Approach Your Professors? Dr. Julia Leverone Walks You Through the Steps
Dr. Julia Leverone demystifies the process of talking to college professors for autistic students and explains why it can be helpful to approach them.
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