Disability Services for Neurodivergent Undergrad and Graduate Students: What is an Ought to be Offered

ISBN: 978-0-578-94313-8

This catalog describes in brief and in detail 101 services that are currently offered or should be offered to Neurodivergent Undergraduate and Graduate Students by disability services/student access offices on college and university campuses. The catalog includes information about the modes (online, face-to-face or both) and physical environments in which these services would be impactful. Also, it includes information about the students' physiological conditions that create the need for services.

This catalog is unique in that it applies specifically to the resource needs of Neurodivergent Students. 

This catalog is primarily aimed at Neurodivergent Students and/or their parents. It encourages readers to look beyond what institutions believe should be offered. In doing so, it gives readers language to use when inquiring about resources to support someone's collegiate experience. Secondarily, the catalog is very informative and provides an alternate framework for staff of disability services to consider what Neurodivergent Students really need. 

Most people who need tools and services to support their studies and experiences at institutions overestimate the availability of the resources they need. Disability services are low priorities for most higher ed institutions. Even at those institutions that offer a range of tools and services, Neurodivergent Students are likely still underserved because disability services are aimed at raising student performance, based on academic metrics. Neurodivergencies are complex and involve a student's physical and emotional self, as well as their thinking self. 

This book states the importance of graduate students, as well as undergraduate students, seeking what they need, beyond the institution's website.

This catalog centers on the needs of people who have some neurodivergency (e.g., Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Learning and others). The catalog has two main sections:

Section 1 is a quick guide in which tools and services are listed by type (related to assistive technology, testing, e.g.).

Section 2 lists the tools and services in alphabetical order and includes detailed information about each, including descriptions, conditions they support and specific learning needs they support.  

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134 pages