Online learning options for autistic students

Thank you - yes - we do think that the Open University might be a possibility further down the line. We do worry though about the Student Loan aspect of it. I worry they’ll change the terms in the future and that it might cause my son problems in the future. But it is a possibility. Thanks :) 

Hi Fantasy - thank you so much for this, and for your very kind words. I’m sorry you’ve experienced something similar - please accept my condolences for the loss of your sister. It can take a very long terms to come to terms with the loss of someone so close to you - no wonder you struggled. 
It helps me and my son to know that we are not alone in struggling the way we do. I’m autistic and both my sons are autistic - and we don’t find life easy (understatement!). 
Thank you for your very helpful words x

The Open University might be worth looking at- it's specifically designed for non-traditional learners and I'm currently looking at it myself for that reason. It does cost money but there's quite a bit of funding available if that's an issue.

Youtube is good because it's free. I've been learning the guitar recently and how to improve my typing as I've applied at an office to do typing. I hope your son is ok, I'm sorry he has suffered mentally. I was at college five years ago but then my sister died and my mental health slipped so I'm in a similar boat to your son. I found Youtube a big help. There's even videos on what courses to start with so it's a great place if you haven't decided yet as well.

I hope this helps and your son is feeling better soon.

Thank you Autonomistic - we will check these out :)

Thank you A Day in the Life. My son has many of the difficulties many autistic people have - such as anxiety, social anxiety particularly, ocd, and Selective Mutism. Also depression sometimes (unsurprisingly with all he has had to deal with throughout his education). 

Thank you Art - I hadn’t thought about that. Very interesting idea. My son loves YouTube already so this is a good idea. 

Thank you Iain - I will show him these - that’s a lot to think about! :) 

One thing I didn't write.

Some time ago I was asked a very interesting question.

About jobs that would exist in 5 years.

I replied I don't know.

I can tell which ones in that list unfortunately won't exist any time soon.

Or the human being will be useless in those and they are jobs that require a degree.

Another thing I haven't written, maybe submit both your decision and the list of potential jobs they're kindly writing to you, to the doctor who treated him.

She knows him well and can even draw up a profile written just for him.

This is how we do it, and there are also special lists in which priority is given to inclusion in the chosen job and tax relief of around 70% on the taxation of insured employees (insurance is mandatory even if we are a state to which citizens give more than 50% of their monthly income.

Specialisterne, which is a Swedish multinational, is perhaps also present in your country.

Evaluate autistics and that's it.
After a course if I'm not mistaken 6 months.

Here it exists but it is in Milan and there it is a city only for very well-off people.

For a mortgage you need at least 2 salaries of I think 3,000 euros.

Even the nearby cities: I had thought of that for myself.

The shortest route could be a bachelor's degree in computer science or psychology.

It would be there alone , so I believe its then.

One thing I didn't write.

Some time ago I was asked a very interesting question.

About jobs that would exist in 5 years.

I replied I don't know.

I can tell which ones in that list unfortunately won't exist any time soon.

Or the human being will be useless in those and they are jobs that require a degree.

Another thing I haven't written, maybe submit both your decision and the list of potential jobs they're kindly writing to you, to the doctor who treated him.

She knows him well and can even draw up a profile written just for him.

This is how we do it, and there are also special lists in which priority is given to inclusion in the chosen job and tax relief of around 70% on the taxation of insured employees (insurance is mandatory even if we are a state to which citizens give more than 50% of their monthly income.

Specialisterne, which is a Swedish multinational, is perhaps also present in your country.

Evaluate autistics and that's it.
After a course if I'm not mistaken 6 months.

Here it exists but it is in Milan and there it is a city only for very well-off people.

For a mortgage you need at least 2 salaries of I think 3,000 euros.

Even the nearby cities: I had thought of that for myself.

The shortest route could be a bachelor's degree in computer science or psychology.

It would be there alone , so I believe its then.

These are some resources I have bookmarked previously, free online courses for everyone and not specifically young adults.

https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/find-a-course/where-to-find-free-online-learning

https://www.open.edu/openlearn/free-courses/full-catalogue

https://www.futurelearn.com/courses

I have done a few of the Future Learn courses in the past and there is no commitment. It might be a good way for your son to try lots of different topics and identify what interests him. He could then look further into pursuing qualifications in that area.

YouTube is a good starting point. No qualifications but you can learn and follow courses and tutorials, which would perhaps be a lot gentler to start in to rather than doing a stressful course where there's deadlines straight away. There are thousands of learning videos on YouTube, I taught myself car mechanics from YouTube and how to cook. I'm sorry if this isn't helpful but thought I would suggest it just in case.

Kate Kestrel said:

he just doesn’t know what he wants to do

I've been writing an article about the transition of autistic school leavers to the workplace and have made a list of positions that are often well suited to us, depending on our interests and sensitivities.

See if the following stir any interest im him:

accountant
administrative assistant
analyst
bus driver
chemist
claims processor
college professor
computer programmer
consultant
creative writer
customer service representative
data entry clerk
editor
electrician
engineer
fine artist
geographic information system (GIS) technician
graphic artist
grocery bagger
laboratory technician
lawyer
librarian
meteorologist
nurse
paralegal
personal assistant
physician
physicist
political canvasser
production manager
records manager
reporter
retail sales associate
sales manager
screenwriter
sound technician
supply chain manager
teacher (adult education)
teacher (early childhood)
technical documentation writer
veterinarian
warehouse worker
web developer.

Hi Iain, that’s one of the problems really, he just doesn’t know what he wants to do. He’s had strong interests in things in the past but over the last year or two he’s felt quite adrift in term of what direction he wants to go in. 

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Kate Kestrel said:

Does anyone on here know of where we could look to find online study options for young adults?

What subjects is he looking to study, at what level and to what end goal?

There is a huge amount of self study courses that give qualifications at the end, but these tend to be fairly specific and often career oriented.

I guess a good starting point is knowing where he wants to go in a career and what his current level of education is so we can give a clearer recommendation.