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Examining the Strengths, Experiences, and Needs of Canadian Post-Secondary Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Study
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Post-secondary students with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) represent an underserved and underrepresented population in post-secondary environments and research. A study in the United Kingdom found that post-secondary students with ASD reported a higher frequency of thoughts about withdrawing from studies and difficulties with adjustment compared to other students. However, Canadian research exploring the experiences and needs of Autistic post-secondary students is limited. Additionally, few studies have reported the perspectives of post-secondary students on the autism spectrum directly. The purpose of this study was to develop and pilot a survey designed to examine the self-reported strengths, experiences, and needs of Canadian post-secondary students with ASD. The development of this survey was guided by steering committee members with relevant lived experiences. Pilot testing was conducted with a sample of 13 individuals who self-identified with ASD and had recently attended or were currently attending college or university in Ontario. This thesis was divided into three separate studies. Study 1 described an effective application of a participatory action research approach to develop a survey. Study 2 reported preliminary findings following pilot testing of the survey. Strengths reported by participants were mainly academic, while areas of limitation included social challenges and barriers within the post-secondary environment. Participants generally reported positive sentiments regarding services accessed. Study 3 described the process for gathering feedback for survey revision from pilot participants, which highlighted a preference for quantitative questions and provided suggestions for revision for future iterations of the survey. Recommendations for future research were discussed.
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ASD; Autistic; mixed methods; PAR; post-secondary
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URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10464/15049
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Providing a parent-administered outcome measure in a bilingual family of a father and a mother of two adolescents with ASD: brief report.
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Differentiating "Attachment Difficulties" From Autism Spectrum Disorders and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Qualitative Interviews With Experienced Health Care Professionals. ...
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A dialética estranho-familiar na inclusão do aluno autista em escolas regulares ; The uncanny dialectic in the inclusion of the autistic student in regular schools
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Sica, Mariana. - : Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da USP, 2021. : Universidade de São Paulo, 2021. : Faculdade de Educação, 2021
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Improvement of communicative-pragmatic ability in adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: The adapted version of the Cognitive Pragmatic Treatment
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An Examination of Articulatory Precision in Children and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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In: All Graduate Plan B and other Reports (2021)
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Speech tested for Zipfian fit using rigorous statistical techniques
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In: Proceedings of the Linguistic Society of America; Vol 6, No 1 (2021): Proceedings of the Linguistic Society of America; 394–402 ; 2473-8689 (2021)
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