Dreaming of College Versus Going to College

Expectations and Enrollment Among Autistic Students

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ID21561132
AuthorsHyejung Kim (0000-0002-4635-9292, Binghamton University, Vestal, NY, USA, corresponding author), Diana Baker (0000-0001-6533-7964, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY, USA)
Year2022
Volume43
Issue4
Pages222-236
Publication date2022-08-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRemedial and Special Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0741-9325 • E-ISSN: 1538-4756
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/07419325211046050
OpenAlexW3203690874
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited55

This study uses data from the National Longitudinal Transitional Study 2 to examine relationships between expectations about college education and enrollment patterns among students on the autism spectrum. Results reveal that although more than half of the students reported that they were likely to attend college, among their Individualized Education Programs, only 44% listed postsecondary education as a primary transition goal, and just a third of parents reported expecting that their children would pursue a college education. Furthermore, parental expectations were predicted by cognitive ability, home language, access to the general education curriculum, psychological services, and occupational therapy, while actual enrollment patterns were predicted by a different set of variables: cognitive ability, self-care skills, household responsibilities, conversational skills, access to the general education curriculum, occupational therapy, assistive technology, parent–teacher meetings for postsecondary goal planning, and proportion of White students in school. The predictive patterns suggest practical implications for college-bound students on the spectrum

Autism · Autism spectrum disorder · Cognition · Curriculum · Developmental psychology · Higher education · Longitudinal study · Mathematics education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Postsecondary education · Special education · Disability Education and Employment · Early Childhood Education and Development · Family and Disability Support Research · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology

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