<p>Hi there. I am new to this website. I am looking around for colleges with good Autism/Asperger Syndrome program. I already have WKU, Marshall and Rutgers on my list. I prefer if there are actual programs and not being sent on a wild goose chase (I am in the middle of a few W.G.C.s now). I also would prefer programs in schools that I most likely heard of that are big especially if they are in the NCAA (i.e. WKU, Marshall and Rutgers). </p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>What is your intended major? What are your interests?</p>
<p>You may want to look at this thread: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/learning-differences-challenges-ld-adhd/933323-looking-college-my-son-aspergers.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/learning-differences-challenges-ld-adhd/933323-looking-college-my-son-aspergers.html</a></p>
<p>and this:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1488161-how-advise-child-autism-spectrum.html?highlight=aspergers[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1488161-how-advise-child-autism-spectrum.html?highlight=aspergers</a></p>
<p>weather. I am interested in a school that I would probably hear of from college sports.</p>
<p>Some other colleges with specific support programs are University of Alabama, University of Connecticut, Fairleigh Dickinson, Adelphi and Mercyhurst.</p>
<p>'Bama, UConn don’t have my major. FDU was not totally convincing.</p>
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Over a month ago, I sent email inquiries to 3 folks at FDU asking about their alleged COMPASS program, and didn’t receive the courtesy of a single reply. IMHO, you’re right to steer clear.</p>
<p>As it happens, I also received no reply from Adelphi.</p>
<p>Both are off my list.</p>
<p>[In contrast, I’ve always received timely & informative polite replies from every small LAC I’ve contacted – even if they couldn’t offer the desired supports.]</p>
<p>Adelphi isn’t one I am considering since it is small and online. I prefer one with a good reputation and is involved big in College sports.</p>
<p>Check out University of Arizona’s SALT program. There is also a list of Asperger Friendly colleges in the book College Finder, and the list is also available online. Check out the schools that offer the federally-funded TRiO program, too. Referenced in the thread I started several weeks ago.</p>
<p>I don’t think AU’S SALT program is really an Asperger’s program.</p>
<p>I’ll offer an alternate approach: google the US Dept of Education TRIO student support program to obtain the current list of colleges and universities that participate. It’s a wide range of schools, large and small, public and private, elite and CC-accessible. TRIO is a great program, focussed on mentoring and monitoring three types of students: LD (including AS), 1st generation, and low-income. Purpose is to retain, maintain, and sustain these students, both academically and emotionally, through frequent contact, tutoring, special programs, etc.</p>
<p>We toured Midwest LACs listed in the CTCL book, that participated in TRIO program. These schools understand nuances of AS kids, without charging them for extra services or stigmatizing them w/AS Program label.</p>
<p>So find the 2013 TRIO list, the Meteorology Major list (Rugg’s book, likely in your library reference section - great book), and NCAA list, cross-reference and see what pops out.</p>
<p>Higgins, a lesser known LAC in Minn that has a TRIO program and provides good supports for students with autism and LDs is Augsburg College in Minneapolis, adjacent to U of MN, Twin Cities, it is probably the school most often suggested by MN HS GCs for students with LDs. Very small, less than 2000 undergrads but also part of a 5-college consortium including Macalaster.</p>
<p>If your parents are willing to shell out the money for it, you might look into a school nearby a College Internship Program. It’s a 24/7 support system designed specifically for Aspies.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.cipworldwide.org/[/url]”>http://www.cipworldwide.org/</a></p>
Or alternatively to CIP, try College Living Experience. It’s very similar to College Internship Program, I went to CLEfor one year. There’s a general success rate not shared by me (only because of some unrelated issues I was having at the time). But most people have a great time there and the overwhelming majority are Aspies.