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Evaluation of a Peer Mentorship Program for Autistic College Students.
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SUBMITTER: Trevisan DA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8992893 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Evaluation of a Peer Mentorship Program for Autistic College Students.
Autism in adulthood 20210607 2
The number of autistic students in colleges is growing rapidly. However, their needs are not being met, and graduation rates among this population remain low. This article describes the implementation and evaluation of the Autism Mentorship Initiative (AMI) for autistic undergraduates (mentees), who received 1-on-1 support from upper-level undergraduate or graduate students (mentors) at their university. We examined changes in college adjustment (<i>n</i> = 16) and grade point average among ment ...[more]