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Title Ix and autism By Kelly Jean Sullivan

    data-ad-client="ca-pub-1763189992875486"> </amp-auto-ads> <amp-auto-ads type="adsense" A  growing numbers of students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are being accepted into higher education.. students on the spectrum add a lot of unique perspectives to college and university communities, and colleges and universities should take allegations of sexual assault seriously and encourage prompt reporting to Title IX offices. students with ASD have a difficult time navigating social relationships. Sexual dynamics can be particularly complicated under certain circumstances, making those students unwittingly in violation of current definitions of misconduct at school. This problem was  discussed on InsideHigherEd.com in a Feb. 8 article  by Lee Burdette Williams, director of higher education training and development for the  College Autism Network it is important for higher education institutions to consider ASD as a defense applicable to Title IX compla