Cognitive flexibility enables appropriate responses to a changing environment and is
associated with positive life outcomes. Adolescence, with its increased focus on transitioning …

Progress in psychological science can be limited by a number of factors, not least of which
are the starting assumptions of scientists themselves. We believe that some influential …

The transition into higher education constitutes a precarious life stage for students with
autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Research on how students with ASD navigate college life …

College students with autism may be negatively impacted by lack of understanding about
autism on college campuses. Thus, we developed an online training to improve knowledge …

Non-autistic adults often hold explicit and implicit biases toward autism that contribute to
personal and professional challenges for autistic people. Although previous research …

Daily living skill deficits commonly co-occur in individuals with autism spectrum disorder
(ASD). These deficits in adolescence are associated with poor outcomes, in both …

Understanding the needs of adolescents and emerging adults with Autism Spectrum
Disorder (ASD) with respect to transition to postsecondary education is critical to …

This article builds on the growing body of research on higher education for autistic students
by soliciting input from autistic adults on their higher education experiences and suggestions …

Although the challenges that autistic students face adapting to college are often
pronounced, they are similar to the challenges that students with other disabilities face (eg …

Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) face unique challenges transitioning from
high school to college and receive insufficient support to help them navigate this transition …