Overview

If you want to learn more about autistic college students, gain an autistic perspective, or explore resources that support college students with autism, the following curated resources may be helpful.

Online Resources

• Pivot Neurodiversity – A leadership approach that helps organizations modernize hiring, recruitment, and workplace culture to better support neurodivergent employees while fostering belonging and inclusion.
• Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) – A nonprofit organization run by and for individuals on the autism spectrum. ASAN advocates for the inclusion of autistic people in decisions that affect them, including legislation, media representation, and disability services.
• Stairway to STEM – Resources for autistic students transitioning from high school to college, particularly in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.
• Learn About Autism from Autistic Voices:
  • Neurowonderful – Ask an Autistic – A YouTube series featuring short videos about autism, including topics such as “What Is Autism?” and “What Is Stimming?”
  • Amy Sequenzia
  • Patrick Dwyer
  • The Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism
  • Quincy Hansen
  • Parenting Autistic Children with Love and Acceptance – By Lei Wiley.
• Neurodiversity Hub – A collection of resources to help universities, colleges, employers, and service providers create inclusive environments that support neurodivergent individuals.

Books

• Loud Hands: Autistic People, Speaking by Julia Bascom
• Typed Words, Loud Voices by Amy Sequenzia and Elizabeth J. Grace
• Authoring Autism by Melanie Yergeau
• Leaders Around Me, edited by Edlyn Vallejo Peña
• NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity by Steve Silberman
• Uniquely Human by Barry Prizant
• The Autistic Brain by Temple Grandin

National Organizations

Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN)
A national nonprofit disability rights organization run by and for autistic people. ASAN advocates for systems change, promotes public education, and ensures autistic voices are included in policy discussions. Their website includes published resources specifically for college students.

Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network (AWN)
AWN provides community, support, and resources for autistic women, girls, nonbinary people, and individuals of marginalized genders. The organization promotes diversity, inclusion, and intersectional understanding.

Foundations for Divergent Minds
An organization focused on supporting autistic and neurodivergent individuals through disability rights principles and the Neurodiversity Paradigm. Their model promotes accommodations and systems of support to enhance autonomy, inclusion, and quality of life.