Autismazing
This organization seeks to increase public awareness of the talents and strengths possessed by both autistic youth and adults. Autismazing works as an advocate on behalf of autistic persons who may not be able to do so themselves in order to improve college attendance and employment for both students and those seeking employment or support in their current position.
Stanford Neurodiversity Project
Stanford Neurodiversity Project is working to establish a culture that treasures the strengths of neurodiverse people. Resources are provided for empowering neurodiverse individuals as they enter High School or college.
Top College Consulting
A collection of resources for autistic students seeking college programs that offer services and accommodations for neurodivergent learners.
College Consensus
This website includes a list of resources for autistic college students, as well as a search function to help locate colleges with autism support programs.
Vanderbilt’s Frist Center for Autism and Innovation
This program from the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering brings engineers, business scholars, and disability researchers together with experts in neuroscience and education to understand, maximize, and promote neurodiverse talent. The Frist Center for Autism and Innovation uses a strengths-based, rather than a deficit-based, understanding of autism and neurodiversity to pursue innovation in technology and workplace practices.
Unlocking Accessibility: A Resource Guide for College Students with Disabilities
Written by Megan Harrington and reviewed by Online Colleges staff, this guide offers helpful tips for navigating College as a student with disabilities. Harrington discusses the importance of self-advocacy while at college, telling the story of a student who was not having their needs met and decided to take action, resulting in success. The guide recognizes, though, that self-advocacy can be intimidating. Additionally, the guide clearly outlines the various laws and services available to students in colleges across the country and offers links to other resources for students experiencing disability while attending college.
Neurodiversity at Work Playbook
The Playbook features 11 chapters covering everything from recruitment sourcing and interview and selection process to training, retention, and career development. This edition builds on the release of the original Autism@Work Playbook in 2019 and draws on pilots, interviews and focus groups with professionals across various federal agencies and contributions from leading neuroinclusion external partners, all of whom shared their expertise working with a range of private organizations that have successfully implemented neurodiversity hiring initiatives.
Neurodiversity Network
Provides resources for supporting members of the neurodivergent community, as well as resources for community members seeking employment or student assistance.
Neurodiversity Hub
Resources to aid neurodivergent students in the transition from either High School to College, or College into employment.
Differing Abilities in STEM
A seminar that took place on March 25th, 2021, featuring Dr. Temple Grandin and other experts as they discuss ways to create inclusive STEM environments for students of all abilities.
NSTA
Based on the understanding that early diagnosis and intervention can help children with autism gain the care they need, the NSTA has collected various strategies and resources for teachers of autistic students.
College Autism Network
Network of educators and stakeholders improving accessibility of education to postsecondary students with autism.
AccreditedSchoolsOnline
This website offers insights into the strengths and weaknesses of schools and academic programs. This guide in particular covers the unique difficulties that autistic students face and how educators can respond to them.
Online Guide to Support Resources for Students with Autism
Guide identifying quality resources and tools for students and educators. Breaks down what school administrators, teachers and parents can do to help the autistic students in their lives be successful in their studies.
STEM For All
Check out STEM videos about programs supporting neurodiverse learners at the the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM for All Video Showcase. Each year, the STEM for All Video Showcase hosts between 100-200 three-minute video presentations from federally funded projects that aim to improve STEM (Science, Math, Engineering, and Mathematics) and computer science education.
The Oak Hill Method: Connecting to Students with Autism
How do you help a student with autism who is not thriving in school and feels isolated, disconnected, frustrated, misunderstood, and unable to learn? In The Oak Hill Method: Connecting to Students with Autism, you will hear directly from expert teachers and clinicians who have been working with students with autism in the highly successful program at Oak Hill School.
Share the Road: The Journey to Autistry
Searching for academic and vocational programs for their post-high school autistic son, Lawson and Swearingen found a distinct lack of services. They soon realized that if they wanted an appropriate program for their son, they would have to build it themselves.