Autism no longer an obstacle for students seeking college degree
March 10th, 2008
Mentors, trained teachers help students to see success
From the Detroit Free Press:
Universities across the state and the country are reaching out to students with autism and related disorders as their numbers grow rapidly — thanks to early treatment of the disorders in children.
The schools are setting up peer mentoring programs, having one-on-one interventions and working with housing officials, campus security and professors to help them understand why some students might seem quirky, rude or out of place.
Steven Schwartz, an associate professor of special education at Madonna University, noted that “15 or 20 years ago, the idea of including an autistic kid in a general education classroom was craziness. Now it’s not only an expectation, it’s the law.”
Above: Tim Hull, a student with autism, expects to graduate from the University of Michigan this spring with a double major.
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