The Neurodiversity Alliance, a chapter of the national nonprofit organization of the same name, will offer students networking opportunities, professional development resources and connections to scholarships, grants and mentorship programs.
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State University of New York | SUNY Chancellor King Announces Launch of Neurodiversity Training for SUNY Student Leaders
The training will consist of four self-paced online modules covering topics including an introduction to disability and neurodiversity, legal frameworks and campus resources, supporting neurodiversity in digital environments, and practical strategies for supporting neurodiversity.
University of Arkansas | Autism Acceptance Month highlights support for neurodivergent students in Northwest Arkansas
Aleza Greene, a teaching assistant professor of special education and director of the UA Autism Support Program, said the purpose is to bridge the gap between high-functioning capabilities and the often overwhelming reality of college life. The ASP focuses on students with the cognitive ability to be in college, but who require more assistance than their peers to graduate.
University of Cincinnati | Life on the spectrum
Like a lot of college students, I am living away from my parents for the first time, and that can be really hard. But getting involved in extra-curricular groups has helped me meet other students who share my interests.
Bowdoin College | Book group spotlights neurodivergence
“There’s this whole idea that if you are working at a college, there’s this professionalism that you hold yourself to, and if you don’t fit this very narrow ideal of what professionalism within college looks like…, then you’re not fit for higher education,” Gagnon said.
Stockton University | Star of Love on the Spectrum and Author of Life on the Bridge – Kaelynn Partlow
Partlow explained that she believes autism is always a disability and how there is very little separation between it being a difference and a disability.
