Autistic Students’ Experiences, Opportunities and Challenges in Higher Education in Singapore: A Qualitative Study

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Lim, E., Wong, S., Gurbuz, E., Kapp, S. K., López, B., & Magiati, I. (2023). Autistic Students’ Experiences, Opportunities and Challenges in Higher Education in Singapore: A Qualitative Study. Education Sciences, 13(8), 818. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci13080818

Journal or book title
Education Sciences
Publisher
MDPI AG
Volume
13
Issue
8
Pages
818
Publication date: 10 Aug 2023 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Article language: English
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6
Publication authors identified as autistic
1 / 6 (16.7%)
  1. Elinor Lim
  2. Shawn Wong
  3. Emine Gurbuz
  1. Steven K. Kapp *
  2. Beatriz López
  3. Iliana Magiati

Abstract

The number of autistic people entering higher education (HE) is increasing steadily across the globe, yet research on understanding their experiences and support needs still focuses almost exclusively on the perspectives of autistic students attending HE in the U.S., U.K. and Australia. The present study sought to explore and understand (i) the experiences, opportunities, and challenges of autistic students in HE in Singapore; and (ii) non-autistic HE students’ experiences of studying alongside and socially engaging with their autistic peers. Twenty autistic and twenty-two non-autistic HE students in Singapore completed an online survey with open-ended questions. Framework analysis identified themes similar to those in the extant literature (e.g., autistic students enjoyed greater autonomy in HE compared to school, but often found difficulty juggling their numerous academic responsibilities) and novel themes pertaining to Singapore’s unique sociocultural context (e.g., Singaporean autistic people face high pressure to “blend in” due to societal values of conforming to social norms). Participants also noted considerable social isolation of autistic students, likely linked to a double empathy problem between autistic and non-autistic students. Improving inclusiveness both within HE and in the wider society is a necessarily joint effort among many stakeholders. Recommendations include HE stakeholders working together to develop and improve supports (e.g., implementing formal transition programmes) for autistic students and incorporating neurodiversity education into school curricula for all students.

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Cited references
78
With a DOI
60
Without a DOI, from raw bibliography text
17
10 / 78 (12.8%) cited references include at least one author identified as autistic.
References with data to complete
15 / 78 (19.2%)
References with detected author names
64 / 78 (82.1%)
Without detected author names
14
Without a structured title
13
Without a stable identifier
14
References with raw author names still to review
15
References with external metadata lookup issues
0
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Author names detected in the cited bibliography
207
From DOI or external metadata
207
From validated raw bibliography text
0
Raw names already validated
0
Raw names still to review
29
81 / 207 (39.1%) names are linked to an author already present in AutiHub. 126 / 207 (60.9%) names are not yet linked.
Names linked to a person identified as autistic
11 / 207 (5.3%)
Calculated across all author names detected in the cited bibliography. Among names linked to an author already present in AutiHub: 11 / 81 (13.6%). Distinct people identified as autistic: 9 / 188 (4.8%).
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