Why students should disclose their autism before starting university

By Mark Brosnan. When a new university term starts this year so will many students who have an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). In the 1990s there was a surge of highly able young people diagnosed with ASD and today they are approaching university age. The number of students with ASD attending university is also increasing; in 2003-04 it was estimated to be 1.8% of the total student body and by 2007-08 this had risen to 2.4%. More...