The project aims to provide strategies to better support autistic students transitioning into the teritary environment with the following objectives: (a) To raise awareness among tertiary teaching staff (nationally and internationally) of the prevalence of autism among students and how this may impact learning and behaviour; (b) To increase access to a range of training resources for tertiary staff (nationally and internationally) to assist in the support and management of autistic students in the classroom; (c) To increased access to a range of resources for autistic students (nationally and internationally) to assist them in successfully transitioning into a tertiary education environment and completing a degree; (d) To access information about the contextual factors in various university settings that exacerbate the difficulties of autistic students; (e) To evaluate the efficacy of a range of resources for tertiary staff and autistic tertiary students for implementation in generic tertiary education settings; (f) To create an accessible, independent, online training and education resource for tertiary teaching staff, autistic students, and other interested individuals, focusing on proactive support and management of students participating in a tertiary education environment.
Funder
Funder
Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism
Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC)
Autism Research Database (AFD)
