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What Works for College Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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This article reports the results of a systematic review of the emerging research on programs and services designed to meet the needs of students with ASD. For the purposes of this review, only articles that included data on program outcomes were included. A total of eight studies that met this criterion were identified. These studies included three that examined the effects of cognitive-behavioral interventions, three that reported the results of methods to enhance social communication skills, one study of a transition to college program, and one evaluation of a variety of widely used accommodations. This review identifies methods that have been found to be effective supporting students with ASD in higher education settings as well as needs for future research.

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    S. Jay Kuder & Amy Accardo

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SJK conceived of the review, participated in its design and coordination, and drafted the manuscript. AA also participated in the design of the review, participated in the data analysis, prepared the table of results, and did rigorous revision on the manuscript. Both authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Kuder, S.J., Accardo, A. What Works for College Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder. J Autism Dev Disord 48, 722–731 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3434-4

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