Topic 5: College and Career Information for People with ASD

General Resources

• ACCESS VR - Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR), New York State resource that assists student with disabilities to transition from high school to career and college life. Provides financial assistance to students.
• Many colleges offer supports to people with ASD. Check with your college! Mercyhurst College is one example of the services colleges can and do provide to their students with autism.
  • TedxTalk - Bradley McGarry
• National Collaboration on Workforce and Disability for Youth - NCWD for Youth - The NCWD for Youth provides assistance to state and local workforce systems to better serve youth with disabilities, and underserved/disconnected youth.
• United States Department of Education - A Transition Guide to Postsecondary Education and Employment for Students and Youth with Disabilities - provides transition planning, services, and post-secondary options for education, employment, and independent living.
  • Autism Society @AutismSociety - non-profit dedicated to improving the lives of all affected by autism
  • @lisamariedom - Developed the Grace App, winner of the World Summit Award. It is designed for nonspeaking and speech-impaired persons, using pictures to form sentences and allow communication.
• Many local chapters from The Arc offer transition guidance
• National Council on Independent Living
• GRASP
  • College Bound Help: http://grasp.org/page/college-bound-help
  • Navigating College Handbook: http://navigatingcollege.org/download.php
• The Centers on Secondary Education for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (CSESA):videos showing meltdown stages in high school classroom)
• Child Mind Institute's article, Going to College With Autism
• College Internship Program/ CIP
• College Living Experience/ CLE
• College Steps
• Marshall University College Program for students with ASD
• Pace University - inclusion for ASD students
• Think College
• Thinking Person's Guide to Autism
• UDL - National Center on Universal Design for Learning
  • UDL - CAST
  • UDL/ Higher Education
  • UDL/ Higher Education - Promising Practices:
• Understanding Asperger Syndrome: A Professor's Guide website
  • Understanding Asperger Syndrome: A Professor's Guide Video Part 1
  • Understanding Asperger Syndrome: A Professor's Guide Video Part 2
• Making a Difference for Autism Scholarship Program
• Facebook Groups
  • Autistics in libraries and their allies (Charlie Remy)
  • ALA library think tank (Charlie Remy)
  • A Special Community (Kerry Magro)
  • Aspergers (large member count),
  • Adults with Asperger's syndrome 2 (smaller group)
  • Christians with Asperger's (smaller group).