Evaluation of a Transition to University Programme for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Applying to university can be an anxiety-provoking time for many autistic students, though enrolment can be increased by actively involving them in transition planning. We provide an evaluation of a transition to university pilot programme (Autism Summer School) for autistic students (16-19 years) who are seeking to apply/attend university. The content focused on introducing students to various aspects of university life including academic (sample lectures), social (e.g., clubs and societies), and daily living (eating in university canteen and staying in student accommodation). Students' quantitative and qualitative feedback are positive and promising, showing significant reduction across a range of concerns related to transition to university after the programme, as well as general optimism related to starting university.
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Autistic students experience greater worries associated with the social, academic and daily living aspects of university life.
“as well as greater worries associated with the social, academic and daily living aspects of university life (Lambe et al., 2018; Lei et al., 2018).”
From Differences in anxieties and social networks in a group-matched sample of autistic and typically developing students transitioning to university (2020) · cites this paper as Lei et al., 2018
The Results section identifies autistic participants’ concerns about social, academic and daily living aspects of university, and the introductory passage says these challenges can seem magnified for autistic students. The paper does not establish that their worries are greater than those of a comparison group, so the comparative wording goes beyond its findings. (LLM, conf=0.82)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredTransitioning to university can be a challenging time for all students, as they face increased academic demands, the need to develop relationships in a more complex social scene, and learning to live independently away from home.
“Transitioning to university can be a challenging time for all students, as they face increased academic demands, the need to develop relationships in a more complex social scene, and learning to live independently away from home (Compas et al., 1986; Fisher & Hood, 1987; Lei et al., 2018).”
From Differences in anxieties and social networks in a group-matched sample of autistic and typically developing students transitioning to university (2020) · cites this paper as Lei et al., 2018
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“Differences in transition to university worries (as measured by Transition to University Questionnaire; TUQ) scores are shown in Table 2.”
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- Authors
- Lei, J., Calley, S., Brosnan, M., Ashwin, C., & Russell, A.
- Affiliations
- University of Bath (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Lei, Jiedi
- Venue
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Published
- 2018-10-12
- Volume
- 50
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 2397-2411
- ISSN
- 0162-3257 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3432
- PMC
- PMC7308263
- OpenAlex
- W2896594377
- Cited by
- 70
- References
- 15
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 8
- FWCI
- 12.12
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Widening Participation Department, University of Bath (Autism Summer School)
- Alumni Fund, University of Bath (Autism Summer School)
- BaileyThomas Charitable Foundation (Autism Summer School)
- Sainsbury Foundation (Autism Summer School)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Disability Education and Employment
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
- Keywords
- autism spectrum disorder, transition to college, students with autism, transition planning, college enrollment, student housing, student well-being, pilot program evaluation
- MeSH terms
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Adolescent, Female, Humans, Mainstreaming, Education, Male, Students, Universities, Young Adult
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