ERIC Number: EJ1356331
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-1542-3077
EISSN: EISSN-2373-0153
2020-2021 Paul P. Fidler Research Grant Recipient: "I Need Some Space--" Autistic Community College Students and Self-Advocacy
Nachman, Brett Ranon
Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, v34 n2 p9-26 Fall 2022
Prior research illustrates the predominance of autistic college students experiencing challenges in advocating for themselves. Drawing on Test and colleagues' (2005) four factors of self-advocacy, this qualitative case study examines how an autism-specific college support program (ASP) in a community college contributes to autistic college students' development of self-advocacy skills during their transitions into and through higher education. Findings reveal how, through participating in the ASP and taking a self-advocacy course, students build agency and apply self-advocacy across their academics, familial and social lives, and professional experiences, as well as advocate for their peers and plan for their future transitions.
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Self Advocacy, Community Colleges, Community College Students, Student Development, Courses, Personal Autonomy
National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. University of South Carolina, 1728 College Street, Columbia, SC 29208. Tel: 803-777-6229; Fax: 803-777-4699; e-mail: fye@sc.edu; Web site: http://sc.edu/fye/journal/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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