Students with ASD often have unique needs for support in areas that colleges are not mandated to provide. In depth understanding of a student’s strengths and challenges and an institution’s ability to support them is essential in facilitating a successful experience. We will help you locate an appropriate college setting for your student with ASD by:

• Supporting students and families through the application and admission process

• Assessing services and accommodations needed by the student and determining the college’s abilities to provide needed services

• Determine appropriate colleges and/or programs

• Reviewing student’s past and current documentation

• Critique of college essays

Pricing: 1 Session - $250, 3 Sessions - $650

Session 1:

• Understanding of student’s educational journey, skills/strengths, and challenges/concerns

• Examine previous work/volunteer experiences

• Dialogue around job search activities to date, barriers faced, job search resources utilized

• Discuss employment goals, disclosure decisions

• Potential resources, staying motivated, and creating an action plan

Sesson 2:

• Marketing yourself - including strengthening resume and creating online presence

• Job search correspondence - cover letters and follow up

• Dialogue around personal presentation, basic interview skills and selling yourself

• Developing a job search plan including networking, job search activities and strategies for phone interviews

Session 3:

• Behavioral based interview training

• Developing personal stories related to teamwork, motivation, leadership, interpersonal skills, and communication

*Homework between sessions: Resume work, Cover letter/follow up/outreach, identifying and applying to opportunities, and practicing interview questions.

Pricing: 1 session - $250, 3 sessions - $650

Students with ASD often have extreme difficulty navigating the academic and social complexities inherent in the college experience. The transition to work can present unique challenges as well. CAS consultants can provide a link between the individual through coaching, including:

• Introducing appropriate college and career resources

• Managing time and scheduling skills

• Teaching self-advocacy and disclosure

• Teaching stress management

• Developing scripts and role-playing

• Setting goals: academic, co-curricular and career related

A major thrust of our work is providing training to professional staff and faculty on campus. Based on each college’s unique environment, we provide:

• Individualized, advanced training for college personnel

• Disability providers, administrators, career services, academic and student affairs offices

• Modules on how to work with students with AS on college campuses

• Modules on preparing students for the transition to employment

• Education on developing accommodations and support services

• Understanding academic and non-academic issues for students on the spectrum

• Assistance in working with challenging behaviors

• Understanding how to work with parents of students with AS

• Development and implementation of programs

CAS professionals have extensive K12 experience and provide workshops for high school educators and administrators, vocational rehabilitation counselors, and other interagency supports targeting:

• How to prepare students on the spectrum for the college option

• Developing self-advocacy skills

• Understanding documentation requirements needed at the post-secondary level

• How to assist parents in supporting the transition process

• How to help individuals with ASD gain insight into their disability and the ways in which it affects areas of functioning in higher education settings

• Differences in legislation of IDEA and ADA