The BASICS college curriculum

The BASICS College Curriculum is a series of books that  present a hands-on approach to learning essential independence and life skills for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The CeDIR Library has four titles in this series available to check out.

Independence, Social, and Study Strategies for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder focuses on the transition to college, developing key academic skills, navigating campus social life, and living away from home for the first time.

Developing Identity, Strengths, and Self-Perception for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder helps young adults to explore their identity and self-perception and encourages them to consider their personal characteristics and strengths, to help navigate college life more easily and to provide a starting point for thinking about future careers.

Turning Skills and Strengths into Careers for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder helps young adults to translate their strengths and interests into possible careers and develop job-hunting skills that will set them on the road to success.

Developing Workplace Skills for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder helps young adults to develop strategies for successfully managing workplace challenges, both before they enter the workplace and during employment.

Interested in checking out any of these titles? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find them in a library near you.

Parties, dorms and social norms: A crash course in safe living for young adults on the autism spectrum

Parties, dorms and social norms: A crash course in safe living for young adults on the autism spectrum is a 288-page guide on growing up for teens on the autism spectrum. Written by professionals in the autism field, this book is broken out into three parts. Part one covers the social aspects of adult life including realtionships and sex in addition to practicing safe surfing online. Part two focuses on health concerns in adulthood including drinking, drugs, and managing stress. Part three discusses aspects of independent living including roommates, household safety and finances.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Going to college with autism: Tips and strategies from successful voices

Going to college with autism: Tips and strategies from successful voices is 110 pages of information about autism written with college professors in mind. As more and more students with disabilities go on to higher education after high school, professors, special educators, high school transition coordinators, and families can appreciate the wisdom and success stories found in this book.

The book begins with an overview of autism, its prevalence in the population, and some of its defining characteristics. It offers professors a look into some of the behaviors they might see in a student on the spectrum as well as some of the different learning styles that can accompany the disorder. Transition planning is key for students with autism and links to agencies that can help are included. Information on developing relationships and independence for students is highlighted in addition to the importance of a student knowing what works best for them and being able to advocate for themselves. Each chapter ends with success stories offering a personal glimpse into what life is really like for students with autism.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

2016 OAR Scholarship Program

Each year the Organization for Autism Research (OAR) grants $3,000.00 scholarships to individuals on the autism spectrum enrolled, full-time, in an accredited post-secondary program. The program must be an undergraduate education or vocational-technical training program at any in any of the following institutions:

Four-year undergraduate college or university

Two-year undergraduate college

Trade, technical or vocational school

Cooperative life skills programs

As of December 1, 2015, OAR has awarded a total of $584,500 to 191 students from across the country.

All applications are due May 2, 2016 at 11:59PM Eastern Time. For more information check this link: http://researchautism.org/news/otherevents/scholarship.asp

Enabling university: Impairment, (dis)ability and social justice in higher education

Enabling university: Impairment, (dis)ability and social justice in higher education takes the most recent, interdisciplinary research and demonstrates how to make higher education institutions open, accessible and socially just for staff and students with disabilities. Combining the scholarly fields of media platform management, information literacy, internet studies, mobility studies and disability studies, this book offers a guide and method to consider how students and staff with differing needs move through university processes, spaces and interfaces.

Interested? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check out this title or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Supporting Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders Through Postsecondary Transition

As rates of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) continue to rise not only are more and more students in public schools affected by an ASD, but more and more will be exiting public schools in to the workforce or postsecondary education. Calculated projections predict there will be 747,124 adults over 22 years old with an ASD in 2030; numbers that reflect a 625% increase from 2010 (Rogers, 2011). There is evidence that high-functioning young adults with an ASD, in particular, may fall through the cracks of the education system when success after schooling is considered.

Want to read the entire article? Please visit: http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/index.php?pageId=3629