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Newly Diagnosed Daughter at Uni

Fharland

Hi All, 

I am looking to the community for some help/ guidance please. My Daughter has just been recently diagnosed after a turbulent first year at University. Prior to this and because she was at home we hadn't realised just how troubled she was, although we believed her to be on the spectrum it really came to light in the last year just how much she was struggling. She is very smart but needs additional support when it comes to documentation and organisation of her work, and she constantly beats herself up, her time management isn't great and she can't prioritise her work - she does the bits which interest her the most, she has requested a meeting with the student inclusion team at her uni, but i am wondering if anyone else has experienced anything similar and what support was put in place? 

Thanks in advance 

Fee 

Parents

  • Hello Fee, there is a good article from this site covering much of this here:

    https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/transitions/england/starting-college-or-university

    There should be a Special Educational Needs team at the university that she can contact to discuss the options available to her but a lot of it will be down to her identifying where specifically she needs help.

    Support can be limited but there are likely to be some things that can help.

    I would recommend she considers getting a therapist who has experience helping autists in higher education as they can help her with the Executive Function issues such as work prioritisation etc. They will cost about £50/hour but they can be invaluable with the skills they teach.

    We have quite a few people here in higher education or recently left who can hopefully share their experiences with you.

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  • Hello Fee, there is a good article from this site covering much of this here:

    https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/transitions/england/starting-college-or-university

    There should be a Special Educational Needs team at the university that she can contact to discuss the options available to her but a lot of it will be down to her identifying where specifically she needs help.

    Support can be limited but there are likely to be some things that can help.

    I would recommend she considers getting a therapist who has experience helping autists in higher education as they can help her with the Executive Function issues such as work prioritisation etc. They will cost about £50/hour but they can be invaluable with the skills they teach.

    We have quite a few people here in higher education or recently left who can hopefully share their experiences with you.

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