College Preparation for Students With Autism
USC Marshall - Preparing to Be Nerdy Where Nerdy Can Be Cool (article)
By Lars Perner, Ph.D. (diagnosed with Asperger's)
http://www.professorsadvice.com/
Author's Introduction:
For individuals on the autistic spectrum, college can be about as close as you can get to Heaven on Earth... But it is also a place that many raise some challenges that we should plan for. In this article, I have attempted to offer some ideas based on both my experiences as a student and as a college professor...
Lars Perner, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Marketing
Department of Marketing
Marshall School of Business
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0443
Phone: (213) 740-7127
Cell: (760) 412-0154
List of Colleges Experienced in Serving Students on the Autism Spectrum
http://www.larsperner.com/autism/colleges.htm
A list of colleges experienced in serving students on the autism spectrum - scroll down the page to read more about each.
"Navigating College" (book)
Recently released by the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, a 160-page online book (in pdf form) on going to college.
The link is http://navigatingcollege.org/download.php
While it's written directly to the student with autism, much of it applies to any student with special needs; self-advocacy, responsibilities and rights, maturity, tips, and more.