Postsecondary Transition for College- or Career-Bound Autistic Students (PDF)

Kathleen Viezel, Ph.D., NCSP, is an Associate Professor in the School of Psychology and Counseling at Fairleigh Dickinson University, where she teaches graduate-level courses related to child assessment and intervention. She is also the Director of Fairleigh Dickinson University's COMPASS program on the Metropolitan campus, which serves undergraduates with autism spectrum disorders. She has been presenting about Autistic college students to both professional and community audiences since 2010. Her current research interests focus on assessment of children and adolescents, including college-ready Autistic adolescents and young adults. Dr. Viezel is a licensed psychologist as well as a Nationally Certified School Psychologist. Practice specialties include psychoeducational assessment and parent management training.

Susan M. Wilczynski, Ph.D., BCBA-D, is the Plassman Family Distinguished Professor of Special Education and Applied Behavior Analysis. Her scholarly work currently focuses on actively dismantling ableism in the practice of behavior analysis, including how ableism restricts access to sexuality education among Autistics. Dr. Wilczynski is the Coordinator of the Practice Board for the Association for Behavior Analysis International and serves on their Task Force for Quality and Values-Based ABA. She is a currently an Associate Editor for Behavior Analysis in Practice. Earlier in her career, she served as the Executive Director of the National Autism Center, where she chaired the first National Standards Project. In addition, she developed the first center-based treatment program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Dr. Wilczynski has edited and written multiple books including her recent electronic book, Raising the Bar and has published scholarly works in the Behavior Analysis in Practice, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Behavior Modification, Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, and Psychology in the Schools. She a