Daughter school leavers and college struggles

Tigernew40 said:

Today was the first which she refused to go to.

Have you identified what the root cause is behind this? Is it fear of change, demand avoidance or general anxiety?

Tigernew40 said:

it’s getting really tough as lack of support all around

This only gets worse as you get older I'm afraid.

I think she would benefit from a therapist with experience of autism and her age groups stuggles so they can work together to form a strategy that works for her and allows her to cope in spite of her autistic limitations.

Is this a possibility?

There is a good article on the transition to higher education here that may be of interest:

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

You will need to speak to the SENCO at the college to get an answer to some of the questions so it won't do any harm to try to find their name / email and try to go directly.

Tigernew40 said:

Today was the first which she refused to go to.

Have you identified what the root cause is behind this? Is it fear of change, demand avoidance or general anxiety?

Tigernew40 said:

it’s getting really tough as lack of support all around

This only gets worse as you get older I'm afraid.

I think she would benefit from a therapist with experience of autism and her age groups stuggles so they can work together to form a strategy that works for her and allows her to cope in spite of her autistic limitations.

Is this a possibility?

There is a good article on the transition to higher education here that may be of interest:

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

You will need to speak to the SENCO at the college to get an answer to some of the questions so it won't do any harm to try to find their name / email and try to go directly.