Creating an Online College Degree Program for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders

• By: Chelsea Donlin, MS, BCBA Center for Spectrum Services and Sage College
• January 1st, 2016
• accommodations, college degree, online, undergraduate program
• 1385    0

Since the early 1990’s, a surge in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnoses has occurred (e.g., Robertson & Ne’eman, 2008; Taylor, 2005). The reasons for this marked increase in ASD diagnoses remains controversial, but the reality of this increase has resulted in greater attention to...

Accommodations After High School: What Now?

• By: Hallie Ertman, BS Madison House Autism Foundation
• July 1st, 2015
• accommodations, college, housing, school, student
• 1359    0

Just getting into college, let alone succeeding there, is stressful for many students and their families. When a student is on the autism spectrum the whole process can seem unmanageable. What do you do when you have what it takes to succeed in higher education, but you struggle with things like...

An Affordable, High-Quality University Option for Students on the Spectrum

• By: Lisa Pollich, PhD Charles Eli Carr John A. Schiavone II CUNY Project REACH
• October 1st, 2013
• accommodations, college
• 1612    0

The City University of New York (CUNY), a stalwart champion for equal access to higher education, formed Project REACH (Resources and Education on Autism as CUNY’s Hallmark) in December of 2011. The Project’s goals include educating the student body, staff and faculty about students with autism...