Table 1.

Description of Identified Peer-Mentorship Programs

Program name (if named)	Setting	Participants	Features	Provision
AMI22	• Simon Fraser University • British Columbia, Canada	• Undergraduates • Diagnosis of “high functioning” autism confirmed by documentation	• Individual meetings with mentor • Social group component	• Duration: full academic year • Mentors: trained senior undergraduate or graduate students • Supervision provided by clinical supervisor(s)
The AMP19,70	• York University • Ontario, Canada	• Predominantly undergraduate students • Self-disclosed diagnosis of autisma	• Individually tailored meetings (e.g., biweekly) with mentor • Group events (e.g., workshops, social activities) • Manualized	• Duration: full academic year • Mentors: trained graduate students in clinical developmental psychology • Supervision provided by clinical psychologist
Building Bridges,54 Project REACH	• College of Staten Island (CSI), City University of New York • New York, USA	• Targeted undergraduates • Diagnostic criteria unspecified	• Individual structured meetings with mentors • Group meetings with standardized curricula (i.e., advocacy, social skills) • Informed by universal design approach (Scott et al., 2003; McGuire and Scott, 2006)75,76 and participatory action research (Macaulay et al., 1999)77	• Duration: two semesters • Mentors: trained undergraduate or graduate students • Supervision: provided by program coordinator
CSMP64	• Curtin University • Perth, Western Australia	• Undergraduates • Self-reported diagnosis of autism	• Pilot program • Individually tailored meetings • Social group component	• Duration: one semester • Mentors: trained graduate students across several disciplines (e.g., psychology, speech pathology) • Supervision provided by program coordinators (i.e., educational specialist, psychologist)
IFiT69	• California State University, Northridge • Northridge, California	• Undergraduates • ASD or Asperger's syndrome diagnosis • Diagnostic criteria unspecified	• Pilot program • Individual tailored sessions completed with peer mentor • Common meeting hour encouraged (reserved fitness space, snack provided, socialization opportunity, educational presentation and discussion) • Physical activity program to address inactivity • Informed by Self-Determination Theory74	• Duration: 10 consecutive weeks • Mentors: trained kinesiology students (educational level not specified) • Supervision: unspecified
SPMP63,64	• Curtin University • University of Western Australia • Perth, Western Australia	• Targeted undergraduates • Diagnosis of autism; identified with student disability services	• Informed by CSMP pilot project (described above) • Individual meetings (tailored vs. structure unspecified) • Social group component • Manualized	• Duration: unspecified • Provision: similar to CSMP
SCL68	• Undisclosed public university	• Undergraduates • Autism diagnosis • Identified as either failing or in danger of scholastic breakdown	• Individual meetings with mentors • Targeted focus on academic achievement and self-regulated learning • Informed by Self-Regulation Empowerment Protocol75	• Duration: one semester • Mentors: trained undergraduate and graduate students in communication sciences and disorders • Supervision: provided by program researcher
No program name provided62	• Koegel Autism Center at the University of California • California, USA	• Undergraduates • Autism diagnosis confirmed by outside agency	• Intensive social planning intervention sessions led by clinician • Social activities (e.g., organizational skills, social skills) supported by peer mentor	• Duration: 10 weeks • Mentors: trained undergraduate students • Clinicians: doctoral-level graduate students • Supervision: provided by psychologist or speech-language pathologist
No program name provided65	• Undisclosed large university • Southeastern USA	• Undergraduate and graduate students • Diagnosis of autism supported by documentation	• Individual meetings with mentor • Social activities • Peer mentor used as incentive to promote attendance to social activities • Randomized across phases (baseline [a], peer mentor [b], peer mentor + incentive program [b + c], peer mentor [b])	• Duration: 24 social activities in total • Mentors: trained graduate students • Supervision: unspecified

^a Autism encompasses both DSM-IV-TR and DSM-5 definitions.

AMI, Autism Mentorship Initiative; AMP, Autism Mentorship Program; ASD, Autism spectrum disorder; CSMP, Curtin Specialist Mentoring Program; DSM-IV-TR, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision; DSM-5, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition; IFiT, Intro Fitness Together; SCL, Strategies for College Learning; SPMP, Specialist Peer Mentoring Program.