Perspectives of former students with ASD from Australia and New Zealand on their university experience

Anastasia H. Anderson; Jennifer Stephenson; Mark Carter

doi:10.1007/s10803-020-04386-7

Perspectives of former students with ASD from Australia and New Zealand on their university experience

Anastasia H. Anderson^*, Jennifer Stephenson, Mark Carter

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The university experience of students with ASD was explored through a qualitative study of 11 former university students and six significant others from Australia and New Zealand. A range of key issues were identified including difficulties encountered when studying, reasons for completion and non-completion, supports used, and coping strategies used by the participants. Many switched to part-time to manage their poor mental health and/or executive function and most had slow rates of progress. Also, some felt they had made poor discipline choices. The participants offered suggestions for future students and for making universities more autism friendly, and the possible need for transition and more structured study supports was identified.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2886–2901
Number of pages	16
Journal	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Volume	50
Issue number	8
Early online date	8 Feb 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04386-7
Publication status	Published - Aug 2020

Keywords

autism spectrum disorder
ASD
university students
educational supports and services
advocacy
qualitative study

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