Conference Presentations

With a growing population of neurodiverse students, Rutgers Center for Adult Autism Services (RCAAS) acts as a national prototype for institutional change to increase engagement and success of autistic students through purpose-built environments and programs. Using the RCAAS as a case study, we'll present an interdisciplinary approach for addressing complex issues around autism through the organization's college support program, psychological services clinic, and intensive outpatient clinic. Come learn how to leverage the campus setting, transit, recreation, and jobs to integrate autistic students, provide clinical experience, and design for a vulnerable population, resulting in better environments and wellbeing for all.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Inspire your peers with the story of how an innovative program without precedents moved from concept to reality.
2. Demonstrate how educational institutions can become part of the answer through a model that integrates academic research, student training, and community inclusion of adults with autism.
3. Incorporate human-centric design in order to promote inclusivity and wellness for all occupants in the built environment.
4. Engage stakeholders from the educational institution and broader community in programs with a measurable impact on college students and adults with autism.

Presenters:

Mayva Donnon, Partner, KSS Architects LLP
Christopher Manente, Executive Director, Rutgers Center of Adult Autism Services, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Dave Schulz, Vice President and University Architect, Rutgers University

Delivered 07/22/2024.

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