"Change Isn't Exactly Easy": Autistic University Students' Lived Learning Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic-related isolation measures caused significant unexpected changes in learning experiences for all university students, including autistic students. So far, there has been a lack of information on autistic university students' lived learning experiences caused by the changes in the teaching delivery formats from face-to-face to online during this time. Our study addressed this gap by investigating eight autistic students' reported learning experiences during the rapid changes caused by the pandemic and discussing student-advocated learning supports.

Methods

The participants in this qualitative study were eight formally or self-diagnosed, English-speaking, autistic undergraduate and graduate university students from a

SUBMITTER: Ballantine J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10468545 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature