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Advice on choosing a uni

NAS71158

Hi,

My daughter was diagnosed with ASD at the start of lockdown just before she was 16 and about to do her GCSEs. She is now in L6 and keen to go to uni after her A levels. I am wondering if any of you have any advice about how we can help and support her in making her decisions and any tips anyone may have who have been through this process. 

She is in a mainstream school and receives no additional support at the moment, which is OK as she has been at the school since she was 11. I know she is concerned about the transition to uni and move away from the friends she has/familiar locations etc and is clear on some of what she thinks she needs to help her (quiet spaces/small classes etc). 

If anyone has any wise words they could pass on I would be hugely grateful!

TIASlight smile

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  • Same criteria everybody uses. Pick the best university she can get into (employers do care), that offers a course she wants to do, that's in an area she'd like to live, and that is based on a campus or in a city (as she prefers).

    It's university not school. The larger the lecture the easier it is to sit quietly and be ignored, not feel forced to contribute and participate, engage with the material at your own pace and in your own way. So don't be worried about large universities or popular courses.

    If she's handling school well enough then University will offer all the best bits and remove many of the bad ones.

  • in reply to Just some guy

    Thanks for those positive points - I will pass this on to her as I think she will like to hear your points about large unis and courses.

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