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College and Preparing for the Job Market -
We've written and given you articles about college options in the past. Here are a couple great articles that focus on being in college and what and how to prepare for the job market...
Developmentally Disabled, and Going to College -
New York Times August 2017
"The students - about 60 are expected this fall - have various degrees of disability, often with related developmental disorders. One communicates through a picture board and an iPad; a helper supports her arm as she taps out words. Another, a movie buff who wrote a play for his theater class, has Asperger's syndrome. A sports enthusiast who interned this past spring with the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team has Down syndrome.
During the first three years, the students choose "majors" and audit five to six college classes that align with their interests. They complete homework and take tests, ungraded, with the help of note takers, who are supplied by the university to sit with them in class. Popular majors: disability studies, sport management and food studies."
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Along the Autism Spectrum, a Path Through Campus Life
New York Times November 2016
"The first generation of college students with an autism diagnosis is fanning out to campuses across the country. These growing numbers reflect the sharp rise in diagnosis rates since the 1990s, as well as the success of early-learning interventions and efforts to include these students in mainstream activities."
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