College Transition Programs Launched for Students with Autism (Newswise)
A handful of colleges nationwide are establishing transition programs for students with an autism spectrum disorder. With the number of ASD diagnoses ballooning in recent years, there’s a growing demand to help these students navigate college life – the near ultimate in social interaction challenges.
Newswise — Dr. Laura Klinger well remembers the first time she met an adorable preschool child with Asperger’s syndrome soon after joining The University of Alabama in 1993 as a clinical psychologist.
This child, said Klinger, was one of the first she evaluated in her role as the founder and director of a UA research clinic specializing in autism and related disorders. Since Klinger’s arrival at UA some 15 years ago, the number of diagnosed cases of Autism Spectrum Disorders (which includes autism, Asperger's syndrome and pervasive developmental disorder) worldwide has exploded, the disorders have received widespread media attention, and Klinger has evaluated and provided therapy services to hundreds of children.
As for the child? Well, this child enrolled this fall as a freshman at The University of Alabama.
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