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Leanne Tamm; Elizabeth Hamik; Tat Shing Yeung; Allison K. Zoromski; Constance A. Mara; Amie Duncan – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
Executive functioning (EF) deficits, such as challenges with planning, organization, and materials management, negatively impact academic performance, particularly for middle-school students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) without intellectual disability (ID). The aim was to assess the initial efficacy of the school-based version of the…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Mastery Learning, Executive Function, Intervention
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Leanne Tamm; Elizabeth Hamik; Tat Shing Yeung; Allison K. Zoromski; Constance A. Mara; Amie Duncan – Grantee Submission, 2023
Executive functioning (EF) deficits, such as challenges with planning, organization, and materials management, negatively impact academic performance, particularly for middle-school students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) without intellectual disability (ID). The aim was to assess the initial efficacy of the school-based version of the…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Mastery Learning, Executive Function, Intervention
Sonia T. Antunes – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Autistic students are enrolling at higher educational institutions at an increasing rate. To keep up with the population of pupils, colleges and universities are finding ways to support students. Yet, a small percentage of students who are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder do not succeed in attaining a degree. This trend is significant and…
Descriptors: Barriers, Academic Achievement, Success, College Students
Drew D. Altizer – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder often have difficulties with social integration and sensory challenges on collegiate campuses. These difficulties are sometimes tied together as social integration spaces are not always sensory-friendly and can be overwhelming for the individual. Creating a sensory-friendly space within the potentially…
Descriptors: Opportunities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, College Students, Barriers
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Davidson, Denise; Winning, Adrien M.; Hilvert, Elizabeth – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2023
Although individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are attending college at higher rates, students with ASD continue to struggle with adjusting to the college environment and successfully completing their degrees. Thus, the present study compared executive functioning (EF) and academic outcomes (i.e., performance, adjustment) among students…
Descriptors: Executive Function, College Students, Students with Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Leanne Tamm; Sydney M. Risley; Elizabeth Hamik; Angela Combs; Lauren B. Jones; Jamie Patronick; Tat Shing Yeung; Allison K. Zoromski; Amie Duncan – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Background: Academic challenges such as losing/not turning in assignments, misplacing materials, and inefficient studying are common in middle-school students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) without intellectual disability. Deficits in organization, planning, prioritizing, memory/materials management, and studying skills [i.e. academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Intelligence Tests, Intervention, Executive Function