Listening to autistic voices in higher education.

Jeffery, A, Rogers, S, Jeffery, K, Lucherini, M, Hulme, J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6217-1815, Griffin, M, Pringle, J, Derbyshire, E, Wisriewski, KD, Hallam, C, Stemp, I and Bullock, LA, 2025. Listening to autistic voices in higher education. In: Evasys Student Engagement Conference 2025, University of Westminster, London, 26 February 2025.

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Abstract

Autism is a lifelong developmental condition which impacts how individuals communicate and interact with the world around them and is protected legally as a [2] disability under the U.K. Equality Act .

Disabled students are known to be disadvantaged across Higher Education (HE), in terms of attainment, retention and continuation but are progressing into HE in increasing numbers . Currently available Office for Students (OfS) awarding gap data indicate a continued disadvantage for social and communication-based disabilities (e.g. autism) relative to other disability groups.

This study aims to gather and amplify the voices of autistic people in HE, adding their perspectives to broader discussions on inclusivity. We adhere to the ‘nothing about us without us’ principle by placing autistic voices at the very centre of the discussion.

Item Type:	Conference contribution
Description:	Poster
Creators:	Jeffery, A., Rogers, S., Jeffery, K., Lucherini, M., Hulme, J., Griffin, M., Pringle, J., Derbyshire, E., Wisriewski, K.D., Hallam, C., Stemp, I. and Bullock, L.A.
Date:	5 February 2025
Identifiers:	Number Type 2430869 Other
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Jeremy Silvester
Date Added:	07 May 2025 08:23
Last Modified:	07 May 2025 08:23
Related URLs:	Publisher
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/53539

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