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Autism Awareness Month: Organizations, Faculty Tips, Resources, and Group Photo Volunteer Opportunity
Autism Awareness Month: Organizations, Faculty Tips, Resources, and
Group Photo Volunteer Opportunity
As you may have already heard,
April is Autism Awareness Month! While we celebrate and raise our collective
awareness, we are focusing this week on sharing some of the many resources
available to help support individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) as
they pursue success in higher education and in their careers.
National Organizations:
Local
Organizations:
Tips for
Faculty:
Other
Resources:
- A Freshman Survival Guide for College Students
with Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Stuff Nobody Tells You About!
Paperback/E-book, 2014, H. Moss
- Postsecondary Educational
Opportunities Guides, Website, AutismSpeaks.org
- Employment Tool Kit, Website, AutismSpeaks.org
- The Growing Acceptance of Autism in the Workplace. Video
News Article, February 11, 2018, CBS News
- Why Some Companies Are Trying to Hire More People on the Autism
Spectrum, Website, Dec.28, 2016, The
Atlantic
Volunteers Wanted:
- When: Wednesday, April 25, 2018, 12:00 pm
- 12:30 pm
- Where: MCC Brighton Campus, North Atrium
between Building 4 and Building 12 (outside the Mercer
Gallery)
- What: SSD/Counseling is looking for some
eager volunteers to wear blue and participate in an aerial group
photo in celebration of Autism Awareness Month. Please join
us!
Prosceo, Jennifer
Services For Students With Disabilities
04/23/2018