Matrix Parents Presents: The Power of Peer Mentoring for Adolescents with Autism

Matrix Parent Network and the Marin Center for Independent Living funded and supported the production of this podcast. Pairing students with autism with neurotypical peers is proving to be a powerful tool in teaching the critical life skills of self-advocacy and self-determination.We'll define these terms and explain how they fit together before looking at the research and model programs that use mentoring as a tool.Articles used for this podcast:1.) Advanced Autism Mentorship (https://www.advancedautism.com/post/the-role-of-peer-mentorship-in-autism-support-programs)2.) Peer Support in Autism - Autism Research Institute (https://autism.org/peer-support-in-autism/)3.) That Connection With Community… it is just a positive thing - Mentoring autistic adolescents participating in community coding programs(https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11933780/)Thanks to  soundimage.org for the free access to the AI generated music used in this podcast (https://soundimage.org/)