Support at University

First step, tell them early

Second step, apply for DSA, this will help by paying for things like a mentor if the uni doesn't, any equipment needed, e.g. noise cancelling headphones, earplugs, sensory kit. etc

Third step, early on, talk to the uni about exam allowances, extra time, smaller room, taking stim things into the exam hall are some of the ones I've been given.

Try and make a list of things that you suspect/know they will struggle with. Get them to help you with that. Make sure to think about living independently.

I struggle to manage my eating and drinking, so I also have fortnightly meetings with a nurse to check my weight, work through any mh stuff I'm dealing with, try and spot if I'm on a downward spiral and if so try and manage it appropriately. I got moved to another room with in room cooking facilities to try and encourage my eating which has helped loads. 

I also really struggle with lectures my audio processing isn't great and it is exhausting especially with background noise, my subject records all lectures as a matter of course, but sometimes you may need to get an allowance to get recorded lectures, a notetaker is also a possibility if it's completely impossible for them to do so.

So yeah, make a list of struggles, find out who the disability team at the uni is, they should have one, and might have a disability specialist in the subject department too, and organise a meeting to talk through it all, they'll have a much better idea of what that specific uni offers, and will also suggest you apply for DSA

First step, tell them early

Second step, apply for DSA, this will help by paying for things like a mentor if the uni doesn't, any equipment needed, e.g. noise cancelling headphones, earplugs, sensory kit. etc

Third step, early on, talk to the uni about exam allowances, extra time, smaller room, taking stim things into the exam hall are some of the ones I've been given.

Try and make a list of things that you suspect/know they will struggle with. Get them to help you with that. Make sure to think about living independently.

I struggle to manage my eating and drinking, so I also have fortnightly meetings with a nurse to check my weight, work through any mh stuff I'm dealing with, try and spot if I'm on a downward spiral and if so try and manage it appropriately. I got moved to another room with in room cooking facilities to try and encourage my eating which has helped loads. 

I also really struggle with lectures my audio processing isn't great and it is exhausting especially with background noise, my subject records all lectures as a matter of course, but sometimes you may need to get an allowance to get recorded lectures, a notetaker is also a possibility if it's completely impossible for them to do so.

So yeah, make a list of struggles, find out who the disability team at the uni is, they should have one, and might have a disability specialist in the subject department too, and organise a meeting to talk through it all, they'll have a much better idea of what that specific uni offers, and will also suggest you apply for DSA