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Autism Spectrum and
Higher Education
Co-presenters: Nancy J. Patrick, Ph.D.
Steven Collier, ’11 Kati Siconolfi, ‘09
“Success in higher education requires preparation by the student
and the institution that goes far beyond the application and admission process.” - N. Patrick, 2008
Learning Outcomes:
· Participants will be able to state several of the challenges given by individuals with autism spectrum disorder who are currently attending college.
· Participants will be able to state several of the false beliefs presented that inhibit success in higher education for students with ASD’s.
· Participants will be able to state proactive services, accommodations and modifications that increase the likelihood that students with ASD’s attending college will succeed in learning and community.
· Participants will state proactive strategies that increase the likelihood that students with ASD’s will secure and maintain employment after leaving college.
Sponsored by the Messiah College Office of Disability Services and The SymBionyx Foundation.
Dr. Nancy J. Patrick is an Associate Professor of Special Education at Messiah College. She is a certified school psychologist, licensed psychologist, special educator, author, speaker, and parent of a child with an autism spectrum disorder. She has worked with students on the autism spectrum for twenty years, has written training programs for parents and professionals and has authored several books on autism spectrum disorders. Her two most recent books are Social Skills for Teenagers and Adults with Asperger Syndrome: A Practical Guide to Day-to-day Life (2008) and Hints and Tips for Helping Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Useful Strategies for Home, School, and the Community (Release November, 2008).Kathryn Siconolfi is a senior public relations major and political science minor at Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania. She is currently considering a career in public relations, public service or law. Kati will share from her personal experiences, the challenges and rewards of attending college with a Nonverbal Learning Disability.
Steven Collier is a junior year at Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania. Officially, he is currently undeclared. However, unofficially he is a story-telling major, with a minor in polymath studies. He will speak about his struggles in the academic world, as an ASD diagnosed student. He will also focus specifically upon his difficulties coping with General Anxiety Disorder.