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Autistic high school students are less likely than nonautistic students to pursue postsecondary education and report experiencing various difficulties in college, such as mental health struggles and social isolation. The two-week Introduction to College Life Program (ICLP) was designed to support autistic high school students by giving them the opportunity to learn more about college and practice skills that are helpful for college success. The ICLP curriculum, which is grounded in the literature regarding supporting autistic college students, includes topics such as time management, self-advocacy, social engagement, dorm and commuter life, and self-care. The ICLP has been offered twice in person and twice online. To assess and continue to develop the program, autistic program participants completed an interview or an online survey about their experience in the program. Twenty-one participants provided feedback. All of the participants reported that the program positively improved their feelings about attending college (86%) or maintained their positive feelings about college (14%) . Experiential activities, such as practicing communicating with faculty, were noted as the most helpful. Details regarding the program curriculum, participant feedback, and ways this program model may be utilized by other colleges and universities are discussed.  \nKeywords: autism, high school, postsecondary education, transition planning  \nThere is currently a growing body of literature re- sure, adjustment to college social life, and increased garding the increasing number of autistic students en- expectations for independence. For autistic college tering postsecondary education and ways to support students, social communication differences, sensotheir unique combinations of strengths and challenges ry sensitivities and a preference for routine may add in the college setting (e.g., Anderson & Butt, 2017; to these challenges. Indeed, research has found that Fernandes et al., 2021; Hillier et al., 2019; Rowe, many autistic high school students “experienced dis- 2022). A recent survey of college students in the Unit- tress as graduation approached”(Anderson & Butt, ed States found that 2.3% reported an autism diag- 2017, p. 3033) . Rates of autistic students who attend nosis (American College Health Association, 2022), college are lower than for their nonautistic peers. For compared to earlier studies that have found college example, Wei and colleagues (2016) found that only student prevalence rates of less than 1%(e.g., Bakker 30% of autistic high school students attended a twoet al., 2019; White et al., 2011). The increasing num- or four-year college, compared to 66% in the general ber of autistic college students mirrors an overall rise population (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2022) . in the percentage of children diagnosed with autism, Many autistic students who do begin a college prowhich is now reported as 1 in 36 eight-year-old chil- gram report experiencing difficulties (Cai & Rich  \ndren (Maenner et al., 2023) . dale, 2016; Fernandes et al., 2021, Goddard & Cook, 2022) and graduation rates are lower for autistic stu  \nDepiction of the Problem dents compared to nonautistic students (38.8% vs.  \n52.4%) and students with other disabilities (40.7%)  \nThe transition to college can be a difficult time (Newman et al., 2011) .  \nfor many students given the increased academic pres-  \n1 California Lutheran University  \n432 Kocur; Introduction to College Life Program  \nSummary of Relevant Literature  \nResearch has demonstrated that preparing for the transition to college ca","cbCaiuTzmVDyk2oq","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuTzmVDyk2oq","pdf",128718,"English","# Abstract\n## Depiction of the Problem\n## Summary of Relevant Literature\n## Description of the Practice: The Introduction to College Life Program","[{\"question\":\"Why does the article argue that autistic students need additional transition support for higher education?\",\"answer\":\"It notes that autistic high school students are less likely than nonautistic students to pursue postsecondary education and often report difficulties in college, including mental health struggles and social isolation.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the Introduction to College Life Program (ICLP)?\",\"answer\":\"ICLP is a two-week transition support program designed to help autistic high school students learn more about college and practice skills that support success, including time management, self-advocacy, social engagement, dorm or commuter life, and self-care.\"},{\"question\":\"How was the ICLP evaluated and what did participants report?\",\"answer\":\"Program participants completed an interview or an online survey about their experience. 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