The goal of higher education in Malaysia is to meet the country's demands to produce skilled and qualified human capital. These demands require competent and globally competitive human resources and in line with the local community's culture. Therefore, the admission of students with disabilities (SWDs) to tertiary education, especially in universities, will provide equal educational opportunities with other individuals to not feel excluded from the national stream of learning. Various initiatives have been undertaken at the international and local levels. However, enrolment among SWDs is still low compared to the overall enrollment in our local universities. Along with national agendas such as the Wawasan Kemakmuran Bersama 2030 and Rancangan Malaysia Ke-12, universities are also seen to play an essential role in providing support for SWDs. This concept paper looks at the current trend of higher education in Malaysia, especially in public universities, as an education option for SWDs......

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Autistic traits (ATs) describe characteristics and features associated with autism, which are thought to be continuously distributed in the general population. Exploration of ATs in the general population is important as it can inform the understanding of both autistic and non-autistic populations. Extending this idea, an understanding of the distribution of ATs within certain environments and settings may be useful in developing strategies for supporting those with specific needs associated with their level of ATs. ATs are divided into social behavior (with sub-factors of social skills, routine, switching, and imagination) and fascination with numbers or patterns. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the internal consistency of the Autism Quotient short (AQ-28) instrument had used in this study, evaluate the pattern of ATs among undergraduate students at a university in Malaysia, and compare the findings between this study with the original AQ -28. We examined self-reported ATs usin.....

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