Peer Leaders for University Students on the Autism Spectrum

Mary Neil, a student at the University of Florida down in Gainesville joins Kristin Walker live at the Converge Autism Summit. She is a mentor and student leader for their Social Gators program which is a new program that is a mentorship for students on the Autism Spectrum. This program helps them to get involved like any neurotypical student activities program.

https://disability.ufl.edu/students/get-involved/social-gators/

Mary explains her role and why it is vital to have programs like this in universities and colleges across the United States.