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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
- Employm
ent 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