https://www.autismsupportinhighereducation.com/section-2 daily 0.75 2022-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6271a0b656bbbc434683d11b/09405529-72f0-4587-8763-37fcf296c866/neurodiversebrain.jpg Part 2: Successful Support Programs - Colleges that do offer specialized programs contribute to student success. The graduation rate for students with autism and other disabilities students is 41% compared to the neurotypical graduation rate of 59%. The specialized programs that exist help close the graduation gap among their own students. https://www.autismsupportinhighereducation.com/section-3 daily 0.75 2022-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6271a0b656bbbc434683d11b/6e9c78a2-1671-42e0-b513-d1b7bb6b808c/neurodiverseindentity.jpg Part 3: Those Carving The Path - Some of the most transformational work is done by those who are closely impacted by autism. “Eighty percent of people on the autism spectrum are unemployed or underemployed, and we thought this was an important issue. We realized if they [autistic students] are better off with good support in college years, then they would not need to worry about pre-employment training and struggling to find work.” Dr. Lawrence Fung of Stanford Neurodiversity Project https://www.autismsupportinhighereducation.com/section-1 daily 0.75 2022-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6271a0b656bbbc434683d11b/8ac18392-abf5-4abc-9232-d1b3e4d10151/US_map_asp%27s.png Part 1: The Issue - Demand vs. Supply “Of the nearly 4,000 colleges in the U.S., only 74 offer autism specific support, accounting for only 2.2% of the nation’s public, private, and non-profit colleges. There are 21 states that are absent of college autism support programs.” https://www.autismsupportinhighereducation.com/embracing-neurodiversity daily 0.75 2022-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6271a0b656bbbc434683d11b/d707d2c7-52a4-4c9a-b20a-41f4923d5779/neurodiverse2.jpg Closing: Embracing Neurodiversity - Embracing Neurodiversity “I think a lot of people really believe that if you are working correctly, with an autistic person, that you will make them more neurotypical. And I very strongly believe that’s wrong. I think a neurodiverse brain is very different than a neurotypical brain. And we're trying, in that respect, to fit a round peg in a square hole. And that’s not fair to the person.” Dr. Jane Thierfeld Brown, of Yale Medical School and College Autism Spectrum https://www.autismsupportinhighereducation.com/home daily 1.0 2022-05-04 https://www.autismsupportinhighereducation.com/the-story daily 0.75 2022-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6271a0b656bbbc434683d11b/af37e4e2-29e7-4147-9750-801ec6f5ff0b/autism-spectrum-rainbow.jpg Opening: The Neurodiverse Condition - “We’ve got to work on developing all these different kinds of minds” Temple Grandin https://www.autismsupportinhighereducation.com/consultation daily 0.75 2025-05-12