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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 

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  • Now she's been diagnosed, has she applied for DSA? A lot of the stuff they provide can help towards precisely these issues. For example:

    An autism specialist mentor to help her prioritise and find time management strategies

    Apps like Brain in Hand which help with scheduling, unexpected changes, and organisation

    Some software to help with notetaking/organisation

    And many, many more

    She should also have some kind of disability support plan with her uni. These vary from place to place so I can't say what it will include but mine has things like additional tutor meetings, the ability to leave lectures and classes when I need to, and some exam accommodations

    DSA is generally relatively simple to get for autism, as it assumed it has an impact on education, so all I needed for evidence was my diagnosis letter. Then you get assessed by an assessment centre, who are generally trying to give you more things rather than less (an anomaly I know!)

    I also massively struggled with my first year at uni, but the DSA support that came in in second year helped a lot.

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  • Now she's been diagnosed, has she applied for DSA? A lot of the stuff they provide can help towards precisely these issues. For example:

    An autism specialist mentor to help her prioritise and find time management strategies

    Apps like Brain in Hand which help with scheduling, unexpected changes, and organisation

    Some software to help with notetaking/organisation

    And many, many more

    She should also have some kind of disability support plan with her uni. These vary from place to place so I can't say what it will include but mine has things like additional tutor meetings, the ability to leave lectures and classes when I need to, and some exam accommodations

    DSA is generally relatively simple to get for autism, as it assumed it has an impact on education, so all I needed for evidence was my diagnosis letter. Then you get assessed by an assessment centre, who are generally trying to give you more things rather than less (an anomaly I know!)

    I also massively struggled with my first year at uni, but the DSA support that came in in second year helped a lot.

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