What Do Students think?
In one study (Sarrett, 2018), the experiences and suggestions of students on the autism spectrum were recorded. Researchers conducted surveys and focus groups to collect their responses on how to create higher education institutions that are more ''autism friendly." Below are some students responses.
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"Provide better training on autism to staff, professors, and peers as well as impacting campus attitudes about autism with the input of autistic people."
"Any classroom discussion of autism should include autistic perspectives and be mindful of the idea of neurodiversity."
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"Professors [should] be trained on multiple learning preferences and multiple teaching styles and encourage not only lessons being taught with visual, auditory and kinesthetic strategies, but also allowing students to demonstrate knowledge in these formats."
"It needs to be understood that accommodations are not meant to give an unfair advantage to students, but to level out things where the typical system doesn't fit ."
" [Professors need] to consider more inclusion of autism feedback on program development."
References
Sarrett, J. (2018). Autism and accommodations in higher education: Insights from the Autism community. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 48(3), 679-693.