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Hi

My partner and I have a 17 year old who is high functioning enough to be considering uni next year. Good points - polite, well spoken, industrious (obsessive), caring, doing very well at college, can navigate on public transport and do most domestic tasks - cooking, cleaning, shopping. Areas for improvement - social connection (no friends), no experience of handling bank accounts, lack of interest in typical teen activities and naive in some of these areas, obsessive interest in one thing, generally anxious, inability to 'fit in' (and knows it), finds other people a bit of a mystery!

Does anyone have experience of launching a relatively high-functioning person to tertiary education or know organisations that do?

Ideally I'm looking to get them up to speed in all areas - health, emergencies, social life, finance etc so by the time they go, we can have some confidence they won't have too much of a melt down and can complete a degree and forge a happy life.

Thanks for any pointers...

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  • It was quite straightforward for me because I was still at home; the experience was not that much different to 6th form.

    I became friendly with two girls in my Uni class, but never developed any close friendships. At the time, my problems affected me far more than they do now; I was not travelling or really going out, other than to Uni. I wish I could go back in time because if I was at Uni now, I would be more inclined to cultivate those friendships.

    Is there anyone on this forum who has experience of halls and can offer the OP some support?

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  • It was quite straightforward for me because I was still at home; the experience was not that much different to 6th form.

    I became friendly with two girls in my Uni class, but never developed any close friendships. At the time, my problems affected me far more than they do now; I was not travelling or really going out, other than to Uni. I wish I could go back in time because if I was at Uni now, I would be more inclined to cultivate those friendships.

    Is there anyone on this forum who has experience of halls and can offer the OP some support?

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