College counselors can help students identify personal strengths and weaknesses during sessions, and use these to assist them in developing a sense of appropriate career direction.

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- Grooming
- Executive functioning
- Problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Organizers
- Recognizing strengths and weaknesses

Foundational Considerations in Students with Level 1 ASD

Dipeolu, A. O., Storlie, C., &amp; Johnson, C. (2015). College students with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder: Best practices for successful transition to the world of work. Journal of College Counseling, 18(2), 175–190. https://doi.org/10.1002/jocc.12013 

College Students with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder: Best Practices for Successful Transition to the World of Work

Peer mentors and behavioral modeling can be used in learning appropriate grooming skills. These include maintaining a neat hairstyle, choosing appropriate attire for every occasion, and keeping one's body clean.

Grooming as a Foundational Consideration

Deficits in areas such as planning, organizing, foresight, and other aspects of executive functioning affect students' abilities to grasp a problem and come up with solutions. College counselors can help students set goals and identify problems as well as potential solutions and outcomes.

Executive Functioning as a Foundational Consideration

College counselors can utilize the decision-making template (CASVE template) to assist students in making major decisions about the future. The template provides a rigid way of analyzing abstract concepts such as choosing the most viable career path, which many students with Level 1 ASD often struggle with.

Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Skills as a Foundational Consideration

Individuals with Level 1 ASD often struggle with work-related organization systems and the tracking of events and deadlines. To help with this, college counselors can recommend the use of simple organizers such as colored folders, planners, and planning software in managing everyday life.

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