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Arizona State University

Tempe, AZ

Type: Four-year, public university

Support Level: Mainstream school, subject to Americans with Disabilities Act

Contact:

Adele Darr, Ph.D., Disability Access Consultant

Disability Resource Center

Phone: 480.965.1232

E-mail: adele.darr@asu.edu

Website: www.asu.edu/studentaffairs/ed/drc

Students on record as having:

Asperger Syndrome:
17
Autism:
0
PDD-NOS:
0
   
Total undergraduate enrollment:
38,117
Percent living on campus:
14%
Average Math SAT Score:
559
Average Verbal SAT Score:
547
Top 10% of high school class:
27%
Top 25% of graduating class:
54%
Top 50% of graduating class:
83%
Annual in-state tuition:
$3973
Annual out-of-state tuition:
$12,828
Room and board
$6574

Specialized programs or services for AS/ASD: Yes

Relevant supports:

  • Facilitated support group
  • Advocacy with professors
  • Psychologists with experience with ASD
  • Academic coaching
  • Transitional life coaching

In Their Own Words:

Survey completed by Adele Darr 4/06:

Does your school have any specialized services - for instance, a facilitated support group, organizational support, communication and advocacy with professors, or support for students to have work experience - for students with Asperger Syndrome and related conditions, such as Autism or Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified?

"Yes - a facilitated support group and advocacy services with faculty "

Does your school offer any kind of supports that might be of help to a student with Asperger Syndrome? If so, with which student population(s) in mind were they created (for example, students with learning disabilities)? Please describe those programs and services.

"Academic coaching through the Learning Resource Center

Transitional life coaching - through our Trio program if student is accepted into it"

Do you have any counselors or other personnel on staff with specialized training in supporting students with Asperger Syndrome or other Autism Spectrum Disorders? Please describe.

"Yes - our Psychology Center is doing research on 3 age groups of individuals w/ Aspergers - very well trained - Counseling Center also trained individual. "

Do you have any counselors on staff with experience supporting social skills and facilitating social integration?

"Yes"

Are single residence hall rooms available on campus for students with Asperger Syndrome or other conditions that can lead to discomfort sharing personal space?

"Yes"

 

If you are a staff member who works with students with Autism Spectrum Disorders at this school, please contact AspFI if you have any corrections or additions to this information at collegeguide@aspfi.org.

 

 

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