过渡到大学:在学术上有才华的学生与自闭症的活着的经验
Quinn Austermann1, Nicholas W Gelbar1, Sally M Reis1
1Department of Educational Psychology, Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States.
Frontiers in psychiatry
|July 21, 2023
概括
自闭症大学生积极选择他们的大学,但缺乏高中过渡支持. 他们希望在高中期间有更多的执行功能和社会技能发展机会.
科学领域:
- 神经发育障碍 神经发育障碍
- 高等教育可访问性 高等教育可访问性
背景情况:
- 高等教育中的自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 是一个不断增长的研究领域.
- 对于自闭症学生来说,了解从中学到中学后教育的过渡至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 探索成功的自闭症大学生的高中到大学过渡经验.
- 确定改善支持服务的关键领域.
主要方法:
- 定性研究涉及40名自闭症大学生采访.
- 专注于从高中到大学的过渡经历.
主要成果:
- 学生们积极参与大学的选择.
- 高中过渡服务被认为不足.
- 渴望在高中加强执行功能和社会技能发展.
- 强调在高中期间需要更大的独立性.
结论:
- 自闭症学生在高等教育选择中积极主动.
- 在中学教育中,对于自闭症患者而言,有很大需要改进,有针对性的过渡服务.
- 在高中发展执行功能,社会技能和独立性对于成功的大学过渡至关重要.
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