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Saddleback College

Mission Viejo , CA

Type: Community college

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

Contact:

Randy Anderson, Director

Special Services

E-mail: randerson@saddleback.edu

Website: www.saddleback.edu

Students on record as having:

Asperger Syndrome:
n/a
Autism:
n/a
PDD-NOS:
n/a
   
Total enrollment:
n/a
Students living on campus:
No
Tuition per unit credit:
$26

 

Specialized programs or services for AS/ASD: No

Relevant supports:

  • General academic/vocational/personal counseling
  • Liaison with campus and community agencies
  • Assessment and evaluation
  • Testing accommodations
  • Speech-language pathologists on staff

In Their Own Words:

Survey completed by Randy Anderson, 5/06:

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?

"Same support services & specialized instruction for all students w/ disabilities."

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.

"Personal counseling, no 'support groups' specific to this group at this time."

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 - attended workshops - two speech-language pathologists on staff."

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

"Also, counselors, mental health specialists, LD & Acquired Brain Injury Specialists."

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

"No"

 

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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