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ERIC Number: ED661193
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 35
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 979-8-3843-3404-0
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Advancing Opportunities for the Autistic Community at West Virginia University
Drew D. Altizer
ProQuest LLC, O.T.D. Dissertation, West Virginia University
Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder often have difficulties with social integration and sensory challenges on collegiate campuses. These difficulties are sometimes tied together as social integration spaces are not always sensory-friendly and can be overwhelming for the individual. Creating a sensory-friendly space within the potentially overstimulating environment can provide the student with a place to recharge and recover and still access the desired social events. This capstone project focused on the design and development of a sensory room in the West Virginia University Mountain Lair Student Union, working directly with the students in the West Virginia University Autism Support Program to attend social events with peers, and assisting students in meeting their academic, social, executive functioning, and independent living goals to independently excel in their collegiate careers. Students met many of their goals and succeeded academically throughout the semester, and the sensory room in the Mountain Lair is scheduled to open for the Fall 2024 semester. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: West Virginia
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