Students with Autistic Spectrum Disorder

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Students with Autistic Spectrum Disorder

Priscilla Ayala Travis Hardwick

Nick Sinamon

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What is ASD?

- Falls under Pervasive Developmental Disorders• Autistic Disorder

• “Impairments in reciprocal social interaction, communication, and the presence of stereotyped behavior, interests or activities” (VanBergeijk, Klin, & Volkmar, 2008, 1360).

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Students with ASD at college• Primary Resource:

Disability Resource Center• Interventions with:

• Residence Life and Services

• Office of Admissions• Student Activities

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The Setting

- At Missouri State University:• Public university• Follows public affairs mission statement• Size of the university is not too small or too large

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About Missouri State University

- Main campus located in Springfield, with 20,000+ students

- Mission in public affairs gives students distinction- Choice of 150+ undergraduate and 45+ graduate

programs- Costs lower than state and national averages- Reputation for being warm and welcoming- 85,000+ alumni applying their education

around the world

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Theoretical Analysis

- Students with ASD coming to college: two developmental needs• 1) Transition from high school to college• 2) Identity development

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Theories

- Schlossberg’s Transition Theory

- Chickering’s Theory of Identity Development

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Transitions and Students with ASD

- Address challenges:• Leaving behind familiar settings• New adjustments

• Roommates • Residence halls• Classes• New campus atmosphere

• Preparing to leave college for workforce

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Identity Development in Students with ASD- Development of cognitive and social skills

• Social interactions

• Skills being developed• Interpersonal• Managing emotions• Independence /interdependence• Developing mature relationships• Development of identity• Developing purpose

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Developmental Context

- Numbers rising at colleges and universities- Misconceptions- Size of university

• Transitions easier •

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Interventions, Goals and Rationale

- Attendance in social and academic programs- Goals: To help develop social skills

- Post grad- Under grad

- Creating solid transitions form high school to college• Early move in• Tour of campus and classes

- Intervention- Rationale

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Conclusion