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Willingness of College Students to Assist and
Accommodate Peers With Autism
Steven Barcenes
Department of Psychological Science,
Boise State University
PSYC 321 Research Methods
Dr. Eric Landrum
December 6, 2018
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As autism increases in prevalence, more young adults with autism are pursuing higher education to earn a degree. This has led to a greater need for collegewide support for these students in order to better prepare them for success. Peer mentorships are effective at supporting students with autism; however, these programs require willingness on the part of typically developed peers. Using a survey given to students in an introductory psychology course, willingness for students to accommodate their peers with autism was measured and then compared to the students’ familiarity with autism. The knowledge gained from this study can be used to help prepare colleges and universities for developing programs aimed at supporting students with autism through their peers.
Keywords: autism spectrum disorder, college students, peer mentorship, accommodating
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In recent decades there has been a growing number of individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a developmental disability defined by difficulties in areas such as communication, social skills, and repetitive or restrictive behaviors. In fact, 1 in 59 children is believed to have the disorder, making ASD rather prevalent in areas such as the educational system (Autism Speaks, n.d.). Some children with ASD have milder symptoms and are considered high functioning as a result of several factors such as early diagnosis and intervention, making higher education a very real possibility (Barnhill, 2016). Though their symptoms may be mild, college students with autism face many more challenges than their typically developed peers do, as they struggle with aspects of college such as the lack of structure and routine (Kuder & Accardo, 2018). Additionally, these students struggle with maintaining study habits such as note taking and with participating in group collaborations with peers (Gillespie-Lynch, et al., 2017; Kuder & Accardo, 2018). In order for students with ASD to be successful in college, these challenges and many others must be addressed by providing these students with substantial support.
In their study, Ashbaugh et al. (2017) found that one way to better ensure the success of college students with ASD was to increase their social integration, which positively correlated with increases in the students’ grade-point averages. Increasing social integration, however, requires a general awareness of the disorder and a decreased stigma towards those with the disability. Fortunately,