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College Supports For Asd: Autistic Perspectives Across Educational Career, Rachel Stanley
College Supports For Asd: Autistic Perspectives Across Educational Career, Rachel Stanley
Master's Theses (2009 -)
Higher education has become a viable pursuit for many autistic individuals, but those who seek a college degree graduate at rates significantly lower than their peers. Social skills, mental health, executive functioning, independent living, and sensory processing are highlighted as areas of difficulty for autistic college students. However, research seeking the perspectives and experiences of autistic individuals has been limited, and proposed solutions are not based on input from the population they seek to serve. Further, research has been largely limited to current college students, and may miss potentially useful perspectives on transition from individuals pre- and post-college. This study …
Faculty And Staff Members' Awareness Of Inclusive Policies At Higher Educational Institutions, Reece Harty
Faculty And Staff Members' Awareness Of Inclusive Policies At Higher Educational Institutions, Reece Harty
Master's Theses (2009 -)
The identity of a person has many different layers from sexual orientation to race, morals and values, to even gender. As times progress, many individuals are finding that their identities are not easily defined and that their gender cannot be categorized into the current boxes that society has. This forces many to struggle with discerning who they really are and where they fit into societal structures. As more people explain how one may not subscribe to all of the gender expectations of the one identity, some have decided to identify as non-binary. Non-binary means that a person does not identify …