The following academic tips should assist you in working with students who have autism spectrum disorder in post-secondary education. 

Academic Tips...

• Clearly define course requirements and expectations
• Encourage group participation
• Pair with strong peer models
• Provide strong verbal cueing
• Explain verbally all visual materials
• Provide concrete descriptions and instructions
• Reduce subtle gestures, facial and social cues
• Provide feedback for voice tone
• Provide copies of instructor notes or PowerPoint presentations
• Recommend a reduced course load
• Give verbal reminders of assignments and test dates
• Suggest dropping a class or two if academic load is too heavy
• Suggest recording meetings outside of class to improve memory retention
• Inform student in advance of any changes, give details