Skip to main content
0
0

Finding Your Way: A College Guide for Students on the Spectrum

Everyone deserves a fulfilling college experience, including students on the autism spectrum. OAR’s Finding Your Way: A College Guide for Students on the Spectrum is intended to help autistic students become better prepared for college life and academics. This guide addresses challenges that are both universal and unique to students on the autism spectrum by providing helpful information, guidance, and resources. Finding Your Way offers practical advice from autism experts, powerful narratives from self-advocates, and relevant resource tools. It is intended to help readers anticipate and improve their academic and social situations by advocating for themselves. 

Product Details

More specifically, this guide discusses: 

  • How to prepare for changes in the transition from high school to college 
  • The role and importance of self-advocacy in college, along with discussions of disclosing autism 
  • Disability Support Services offices, academic supports, and accommodations 
  • Strategies to establish and maintain daily routines and structure 
  • How to navigate social relationships and resolve conflict with roommates 
  • Ways to maintain physical and sexual safety 
  • How to search and apply for part-time jobs during college 
  • And much more! 

Product Details: 

  • Pages: 81 
  • Dimensions: 8.5 x 11 in.; 2.9 oz 
  • Publication: 2018 
Reviews

There are no reviews yet. Be the first one to write one.

Related Products

  • A Guide for Transition to Adulthood

    0.00 – 2.50
    Adulthood represents a time in one’s life where there are increased levels of independence, choice, and personal control. These are all qualities that can and should be part of any autistic adult’s life. For many young autistic people and their families, the transition to adulthood is a daunting one, marked by significant changes in available services. Proper planning can ease this difficult transition, however, and ensure that all autistic individuals build the skills and establish the supports that will allow them to take advantage of all that adulthood has to offer. 
    $0.00 SelectFirst two resources are free.

  • A Mental Health Guide for Autistic College Students

    0.00
    Every student experiences stress at some point during college. Created by a team led by Vanessa Bal, Ph.D. and Evan Kleiman, Ph.D. at Rutgers University, OAR’s Mental Health Guide for Autistic College Students is intended to help autistic students promote their own well-being and know when and where to seek mental health services during college. The Mental Health Guide addresses challenges that may come up, as well as tips to promote well-being and cope with feeling overwhelmed. The guide also offers practical advice for navigating access to mental health care for autistic college students and their parents. 
    0.00 Select

  • Sex Ed for Self-Advocates

    This guide is a sexuality and sex education resource written specifically for autistic people age 15 and up. Autistic people sometimes don’t have the chance to learn about sexuality and sex in ways that work for them, so OAR created this guide as a starting point to change that. In each of the nine sections of the guide, self-advocates will be able to read articles and watch brief videos before testing their knowledge about a given topic and practicing new skills.
    Learn More

  • Everything is Connected to Everything: Improving the Healthcare of Autistic and ADHD Adults

    This OAR-funded resource was created by All Brains Belong VT and provides guidance for medical professionals and autistic individuals in addressing multiple health conditions and improving the health of autistic patients.
    Learn More

Our Newsletter

You’ll receive periodic updates and articles from OAR