Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Their First-Year College Experiences

Using data from the 2019 CIRP Freshman Survey and the Your First College Year (YFCY) from the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA, this study explores the differences between the characteristics and behaviors of the first-year students with autism spectrum disorders (17) and those of student...

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Autores principales:	Stefania D. Petcu, Dalun Zhang, Yi-Fan Li
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	autism postsecondary education learning disabilities Medicine R
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/9f62ba1d941442d29bec1a69a2d6c984
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9f62ba1d941442d29bec1a69a2d6c9842021-11-25T17:48:41ZStudents with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Their First-Year College Experiences10.3390/ijerph1822118221660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/9f62ba1d941442d29bec1a69a2d6c9842021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/22/11822https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601Using data from the 2019 CIRP Freshman Survey and the Your First College Year (YFCY) from the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA, this study explores the differences between the characteristics and behaviors of the first-year students with autism spectrum disorders (17) and those of students with learning disabilities (102). The findings indicate that the characteristics of these two groups of first-year college students were similar except for gender, ethnicity, first college generation, and parents’ income. Compared with first-year college students with LD, students with ASD were less likely to engage in risk-taking behaviors, use health services and the writing center.Stefania D. PetcuDalun ZhangYi-Fan LiMDPI AGarticleautismpostsecondary educationlearning disabilitiesMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11822, p 11822 (2021)
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description	Using data from the 2019 CIRP Freshman Survey and the Your First College Year (YFCY) from the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA, this study explores the differences between the characteristics and behaviors of the first-year students with autism spectrum disorders (17) and those of students with learning disabilities (102). The findings indicate that the characteristics of these two groups of first-year college students were similar except for gender, ethnicity, first college generation, and parents’ income. Compared with first-year college students with LD, students with ASD were less likely to engage in risk-taking behaviors, use health services and the writing center.
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title	Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Their First-Year College Experiences
title_short	Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Their First-Year College Experiences
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Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Their First-Year College Experiences

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