21, aspie and trying to claim the right benefit

It is also sad that she has graduated and not found a job. I wish that universities would include greater careers guidance support for the disabled students they take on, because it doesn't seem to be appreciated that job finding will be harder for a disabled student. Let's face it the fees are high enough for it surely to be a right of passage to get better careers help.

Trouble is a lot of graduates are out of work after a year. With so many people doing a degree nowadays the uniqueness of a degree is much less powerful than thirty or forty years ago, when there were fewer universities and fewer places.

Consequently a lot hangs on value added. Students with a good sports or volunteering or work experience component on top of the degree do succeed more readily. Its just those things are hard for someone on the spectrum - team work and coordination being barriers on the sports angle.

Games Art ought to open up opportunities, but it just depends ion how many students have done similar courses. In the 70s the TV series "All Creatures Great and Small" gave rise to a huge surge in students doing veterinary science, but there just weren't that many jobs for vets, so a lot of graduates had to find other careers.

It also depends on the grade - whether it was Honours and whether it was a Lower Second or an Upper Second/First or conversely a third or pass. A third or pass isn't necessarily a barrier, as it potentially shows you had a good time and developed as a person even if at the expense of good grades, and you would be amazed how many students with thirds do better career wise than their higher scoring peers. But it can be very different if you are disabled.

If she has a II-2 or better, she may be able to get on a postgraduate course, if you can afford it. While in one sense it is delaying the need to find a job, having a second qualification often gives that extra edge over the bog standard graduate in getting jobs.

Finally look at the UK Commission for Employment Skills UKCES and the Federation of Industry Sector Skills and Standards FISS. The Government has folded the original Sector Skills Council lists and I'm baffled by the new arrangements, but somewhere in there will be guidance on arts related careers.

Sad thing about this mostly tory coalition government is that it is very good at meddling but pathetic at producing anything workable.

It is also sad that she has graduated and not found a job. I wish that universities would include greater careers guidance support for the disabled students they take on, because it doesn't seem to be appreciated that job finding will be harder for a disabled student. Let's face it the fees are high enough for it surely to be a right of passage to get better careers help.

Trouble is a lot of graduates are out of work after a year. With so many people doing a degree nowadays the uniqueness of a degree is much less powerful than thirty or forty years ago, when there were fewer universities and fewer places.

Consequently a lot hangs on value added. Students with a good sports or volunteering or work experience component on top of the degree do succeed more readily. Its just those things are hard for someone on the spectrum - team work and coordination being barriers on the sports angle.

Games Art ought to open up opportunities, but it just depends ion how many students have done similar courses. In the 70s the TV series "All Creatures Great and Small" gave rise to a huge surge in students doing veterinary science, but there just weren't that many jobs for vets, so a lot of graduates had to find other careers.

It also depends on the grade - whether it was Honours and whether it was a Lower Second or an Upper Second/First or conversely a third or pass. A third or pass isn't necessarily a barrier, as it potentially shows you had a good time and developed as a person even if at the expense of good grades, and you would be amazed how many students with thirds do better career wise than their higher scoring peers. But it can be very different if you are disabled.

If she has a II-2 or better, she may be able to get on a postgraduate course, if you can afford it. While in one sense it is delaying the need to find a job, having a second qualification often gives that extra edge over the bog standard graduate in getting jobs.

Finally look at the UK Commission for Employment Skills UKCES and the Federation of Industry Sector Skills and Standards FISS. The Government has folded the original Sector Skills Council lists and I'm baffled by the new arrangements, but somewhere in there will be guidance on arts related careers.

Sad thing about this mostly tory coalition government is that it is very good at meddling but pathetic at producing anything workable.