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Would you move away for college as an autistic adult? (NOT UNI)

Green-Pens
over 1 year ago

Hey everyone,


I’m autistic and have mental health issues. I'm currently under a community mental health team and they've referred me to a specialist service. I am currently waiting to hear from this specialist service. I am currently 23-years old, but will be 24 in June.

After I am done with the specialist service, I’m thinking of going to college but here’s the thing. I want to do A-Levels. The closest college that does A-Levels for adults is over an hour away from me. I couldn’t travel there unless I moved there. That college is still in Essex but it’s just quite far away from where I live. Getting there everyday would be tiresome, so the easier option would be to move near the college. The reason why I want to do A-Levels is because I done well in my GCSEs and A-Levels offer more options than any other Level 3 qualifications. Also, I am fixated on the idea of doing A-Levels.


So, I was thinking about just moving away to an entirely different county in England and just living there for a few years. The county I was thinking of was Hampshire (or Dorset). Hampshire have a few good colleges. I so badly want to do A-Levels because I am more than capable. I can’t do online A-Levels because the ones I want to do are practical ones like fine art, graphics and illustration and media studies. I got quite good GCSE results a few years ago. Here are my grades (from newest to oldest):

GCSE Japanese – A grade
IGCSE English – A* grade
GCSE Media Studies – C grade
GCSE Maths – C grade
GCSE Science – C grade
GCSE Citizenship – A grade
GCSE Catering – C grade

So those are my GCSE grades.

I do have a plan on how I'd move to Hampshire or Dorset. I know what college I want to go to. However, I have always lived with my mum and never lived without her support. I want to learn to be a lot more independent. I'd have to learn how to do my own washing of clothing and possibly ironing too. I do honestly think when I'm better that this would be a really good experience for me! I'd lodge with someone my age, or a family with children and/or pets. I wouldn't go with a single male by myself. My sister thinks I should go for it, but I need to hear back from the specialist service first.

So, would you move away for college as an autistic adult?