Specialist Peer Mentoring of Autistic University Students

Thompson, Craig Lee

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Open access

Authors

Thompson, Craig Lee

Date

2020

Supervisor

Torbjorn Falkmer

Melissa Scott

Sonya Girdler

Type

Thesis

Award

PhD

Metadata

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Faculty

Health Sciences

School

School of Occupational Therapy, Social Work and Speech Pathology

The Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism (Autism CRC)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80391

Collection

Curtin Theses

Abstract

This thesis aimed to explore the experiences of autistic university students participating in their studies supported by specialist peer mentoring and the effect this mentoring had on them, their mentors, and their parents. Specialist peer mentors received training to facilitate a successful partnership between mentors and autistic students which improved participation at university and social competence. Specialist peer mentoring also improved the relationships between the autistic student’s parents and their mentors.