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Autism and the University Experience: Narratives from Students with Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Bolourian, Yasamine; Zeedyk, Sasha M.; Blacher, Jan
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v48 n10 p3330-3343 Oct 2018
Relatively limited research has been devoted to understanding the postsecondary experience from the students' perspectives. In the current study, individual interviews were conducted with university students with autism spectrum disorder (n = 13) and students with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (n = 18) to investigate likely factors impeding meaningful postsecondary experiences. Through an iterative coding process, nine themes were identified, and direct narratives exemplifying each are included. Overall, both diagnostic groups reported significant social, emotional, and academic challenges within the university setting, although there were distinctions. Findings have direct applications to higher education initiatives, such as the development of programs to increase faculty awareness and to target the efforts of university disability centers in meeting the needs of students with neurodevelopmental disorders.
Descriptors: Educational Experience, Higher Education, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Student Attitudes, College Students, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Clinical Diagnosis, Emotional Disturbances, Interpersonal Relationship, Academic Achievement, Student Adjustment, Program Development, College Faculty, Faculty Development, Disabilities, Student Needs, Ancillary School Services
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