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Students on the Spectrum Transition to college Karen A Fisher, MSW, M.Ed. Center for Students with Disabilities, UW-Whitewater The Student: Find the right fit Four year school Two year associates Vocational/Technical transfer

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Students on the Spectrum Transition to college

Karen A Fisher, MSW, M.Ed. Center for Students with Disabilities, UW-Whitewater

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The Student: Find the right fit

  • Four year school
  • Two year associates
  • Vocational/Technical transfer
  • Skills based programs PACE

http://www.nl.edu/pace/

  • College Internship Program

http://www.collegeinternshippro gram.com

  • Family Care Ombudsman

program, Madison 800-928-8778

  • Age (work or wait a while)
  • Not a race
  • What happens if the fit isn’t

right?

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The Student: Not the Right Fit

  • 2014-2015 Tuition

(doesn’t include housing

  • r meals)
  • UW-Madison $10,424
  • UW-Whitewater

$ 7,600

  • UW-Rock County

$2,554

  • Madison college

$3,914

  • 2014-2015 Vacation Rates
  • Milwaukee to Hawaii

flight and five star hotel for five nights from $1,215

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The Student: Start Planning Early

  • Visit colleges JR in HS
  • Change focus from

advocate to independence

  • Allow failure/natural

consequences for growth

  • Update documentation
  • Work experience
  • Cost to fail; HS vs.

College

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The Student: Supportive Services

  • The Boy Scout motto: Be

Prepared!

  • DVR/DORS
  • SSI/SSDI
  • socialsecurity.gov
  • Mental Health
  • Meds
  • Supportive

programs at college (more later on that)

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The Student: Informational Meeting or Intake at College

  • What I include
  • What is not on my

intake

  • The make or break

items

  • What to work on
  • To Do list
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GAMING

“I play video games because I set goal on game and feel good about myself.”

  • Stress reduction
  • Self monitor
  • Use your powers for

good not ..(avoidance of homework stress).

  • Your mom doesn’t live

in our residence halls

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The Parent: Realistic Examples

  • Won’t know grades or

attendance

  • The student will need to seek
  • ut help
  • The student is responsible for

turning in work without reminders

  • Same academic requirements

as other students

  • Small % can lie, fib, fabricate
  • r selectively disclose– take

that into consideration when choosing the right fit

  • College does not fix everything
  • When asked, staff can help

with most anything

  • When asked promptly staff can

help most anything better

  • Programs available including

Project ASSIST, Summer Transition Program

  • If fit is not good, will help with

transition plan

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The Parent: Student’s Social Life

  • Social needs
  • Single room
  • Student
  • rganizations

later

  • thinkgeek.com
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Disability Services Coordinator

  • One person who

‘gets it’

  • Can help with most

anything

  • Can communicate

with student effectively

  • Educates on

unwritten rules

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Supportive Programing

  • Project ASSIST
  • Organizational tutors
  • Content, writing,

drop in

  • Summer Transition

Program

  • Tutorial Center
  • The black hole…
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Summary

  • Find a good fit
  • Start planning early
  • Allow natural

consequences

  • Update

documentation

  • Set up supportive

services

  • Be realistic, learn

limitations & assets

  • Know social needs

are different

  • Find one person who

‘gets it’ and you can connect with.

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THE END

For further information please feel free to contact: Karen A Fisher, MSW, M.Ed. Center for Students with Disabilities, UW- Whitewater fisherk@uww.edu 262-472-4711