Special college programs to help autistic students

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I will learn later this week whether I will be able to transfer to a university that has a special program designed to help students with autism and add graduate college. It offers academic coaching, tutoring, focus groups, and single dorm rooms. All of that is paid for through Vocational Rehab.

Has anyone been part of a similar program, and did it help?

Here is a video of a similar program (this is NOT the one I may get in)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifv5lZcOZuE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA3o6KBSe6A

Wow it is really good that those sorts of programs exist. I didn't know that they did.....I don't think we have anything quite like that here in Toronto, Canada. Good luck to you!

For the KAP, the cost is $2000 per semester in addition to tuition and all of the other fees.
http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Org/other/kaprogram/

Vocational Rehab pays for all of the extra cost and most of the tuition.

I am very glad to hear about this program!
I do hope you are able to go there.

How did you get support from Vocational Rehab?
Are you a resident of Kentucky?
Are you going for your bachelor's first, and then graduate school, or do you already have your bachelor's from somewhere else?

Northern Illinois University does not have a specific autism program, but their Center for Access-Ability Resources is really helpful. I am currently attending grad school there and I just started using their services.

http://www.niu.edu/caar/

1. By accident. I had been out of college a year, then lost a job as a nurse aide. In frustration I looked up benefits for adults with autism and got referred to a supported employment center, who recommended me to Vocational Rehab. VR offers either job placement help or tuition assistant.

It angers me that I NEVER heard anything about autism benefits through Voc Rehab until I had been in college 3 years (with NO autism help) and had $30,000 in loan debt when all of these resources were available all along.


2. Yes, but I don't think either program is limited to in state students

3. I already have 90 credit hours from another in state school but my GPA was below 2.0 my last semester. I have been out of college 2 years and will try to get "conditional enrollment." After speaking for 30 minutes with their admissions and visibilities directors it looks 99% that I will get in.

Here is the actual program I am trying to get in (the other one was at a different school). The director is an expert in teaching students with autism and add

http://www.disabilities.eku.edu/projectsuccess.php