The AIM application is separate and distinct to being accepted to Mercyhurst University.

After 20 years of providing superior services to students with learning and sensory disabilities through the Learning Differences

Program, Mercyhurst University once again has assumed a leadership role in college disability services. In 2008, Mercyhurst

introduced a program to meet the unique needs of the growing population of college students diagnosed with Asperger

Syndrome (AS) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

The Asperger Initiative at Mercyhurst (AIM) is designed for students who, while exhibiting superior intellectual ability, face

challenges in executive functioning and social interactions.

It is estimated that, within the next five years, one in every 100 college applicants will be diagnosed with Autism Spectrum

Disorder. With support from AIM’s professional staff, our students on the spectrum have succeeded both academically

and socially. Student input has helped shape the program; our students participate with faculty and staff in an advisory

board to identify what students with ASD require to succeed on this campus.

Take a look at the website to learn more:

http://www.mercyhurst.edu/academics/autism-asperger-initiative-mercyhurst