Reid Caplan will discuss the challenges autistic individuals face when transitioning to higher education, and how the ideas of the self-advocacy and neurodiversity movements can be used to address these challenges. He will also share resources that autistic people can use to prepare for college, employment, and independent living. 

 

About the speaker: Reid Caplan works for the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), a Washington, DC-based nonprofit organization run by and for autistic people. As ASAN's Leadership Programs Coordinator, he organizes self-advocacy trainings for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. He is especially passionate about improving access to resources for disabled students in higher education. 

 

The lecture is free of charge and will take place in room 0135 in Lefrak Hall at the University of Maryland (7251 Preinkert Drive, College Park, MD 20740). 

 

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