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Higher Education

worriednow

I have a son who has Aspergers and is having a miserable time at University, cannot organise himself at all. I'm afraid he will fail the first year, but what can I do.

He does get support, but it appears quite poor in quality and most of this term the support was off sick so none provided !!

 

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  • My son with asbergers is going through start university at moment and the lack of understanding, support and willingness to help is a disgrace. We have got the student disability services funding for 2 hours a week. They have not sourced any social support ( we are not a befriending service!), they have made it clear that my son has to make appointments with them( part of his condition is extreme anxiety at initiating social contact) I have tried to explain his difficulties but they are unwilling to adapt their service to his disability. The amount of support  is akin to providing a wheel chair bound student with a first floor flat with no lift or ramp and letting them get on with it. I have been warned there is a high drop out rate for asbergers at uni as if its an inevitable fact but the truth is the system is failing them and the country is losing huge talents locked in these young adults. I have read other experiences here and the discrimination against these young adults who have to daily battle through such enormous challenges and despite this still managed to get accepted to university is totally unacceptable. Any thoughts on getting my son a chance to complete his degree would be gratefully received

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  • My son with asbergers is going through start university at moment and the lack of understanding, support and willingness to help is a disgrace. We have got the student disability services funding for 2 hours a week. They have not sourced any social support ( we are not a befriending service!), they have made it clear that my son has to make appointments with them( part of his condition is extreme anxiety at initiating social contact) I have tried to explain his difficulties but they are unwilling to adapt their service to his disability. The amount of support  is akin to providing a wheel chair bound student with a first floor flat with no lift or ramp and letting them get on with it. I have been warned there is a high drop out rate for asbergers at uni as if its an inevitable fact but the truth is the system is failing them and the country is losing huge talents locked in these young adults. I have read other experiences here and the discrimination against these young adults who have to daily battle through such enormous challenges and despite this still managed to get accepted to university is totally unacceptable. Any thoughts on getting my son a chance to complete his degree would be gratefully received

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