Description: A panel of three college professionals — consultants who specialize in advising and placing autistic individuals in college and university programs throughout the US, along with directors of student support and accessibility services — will address questions such as:

• How to tell if your dream school is the right fit for you? 
• What can you do to advocate for your needs?
• What to consider if you are transferring to a new school or returning to school after a leave?
• College can be a taxing experience socially and emotionally, and can be a big financial commitment. How can you prepare? 
• What might be different for students as they enter college and what supports do you recommend students consider to manage those changes?
• How can you thrive in college? 

This webinar intends to answer your questions about college and make the college transition easier. During the last 30 minutes of this webinar, attendees will be able to pose questions to the panelists, via the Zoom chat feature.

Panelists:

• Jane Thierfeld Brown, Ed.D is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Yale Child Study, Yale Medical School, Director of College Autism Spectrum and retired Director of Student Services at the University of Connecticut School of Law.
• Eric Endlich, Ph.D., founder of Top College Consultants®
• Cara Streit, Director, Student Accessibility Support at Brandeis University. 

Audience: This webinar is intended for teens and adults who are or who suspect they are autistic, parents and other family members, as well as professionals who support autistic individuals.

WHEN: Wednesday, July 13, 2022 

TIME: 7:00-8:30 PM ET – This webinar will be recorded. If you are not available during the live presentation, registrants will receive the video link to access the recording of the presentation two business days after the session ends. Registrants can access the recorded presentation for 30 days.

WHERE: Online via Zoom

MODERATOR: Michele Cantara, Neurodiversity Training Specialist, AANE

COST: $25 per person

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE:  For programs and events that require a fee, financial assistance is available and no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Discounted registration buttons can be found on some registration pages.  To inquire about financial aid for a program or event, contact events@aane.org.  If you are able, please consider donating the cost of registration so that someone in financial need can attend.

REGISTRATION: Advanced registration is required.  After you have registered you will receive a confirmation email. Registrants who do not receive the confirmation email should check their email spam folder. Registration closes 24 hours prior to the event. Early registration is highly recommended as many programs fill quickly.

If you would like financial assistance, please email events@aane.org and do not click on the buttons below.

REGISTER FOR JULY 13 – Professional Panel: $25

REGISTER for JULY 20 – Autistic College Grads Panel: $25

REGISTER FOR BOTH PANELS: $40

EVENT & GROUP INFORMATION: Most of AANE’s programming is currently online. The following terms are used for different audience specifications:

• “Open” events/groups may have different participants joining from session to session and “Closed” events/groups have the same participants for a set number of sessions.

CODES OF CONDUCT: Participants at AANE events are expected to act respectfully toward other participants and group facilitators. AANE reserves the right to deny admission to and/or ask individual participants to leave an event. For more information see FAQS.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT: The online platform for the event/program will be listed in the confirmation email from AANE. For assistance with Zoom, please visit the Zoom Help Center prior to the event to become familiar with the platform.