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Transition to University

Marty

Hi, my son has AS, dyslexia & dyspraxia but has survived school & college and has secured a place at Southampton Solent University this September - his first time living away from home.

So far the University has been really supportive and I hope everything will work out ok.  However I'd be really interested to hear from either parents of other young people with Aspergers, or the students themselves, on the dos and don'ts of transition to University.

We'd also be really interested if your son/daughter, or you if you're the student, are either currently at, or are off to, Southampton Solent this year.

Thanks.

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  • Hi,

    My son who has AS, Dyspaxia and hypotonia is transfering from school to college. He starts on Monday (I live in scotland so earlier school holls) so I understand how worried you are. The only thing I can say in my case, to ease my worries, is that I found the college much more accomodating than the school and willing to help with offering new technologies when i told them he would be brining his own laptop that i had had to supply for his school work they were very shocked and told me all his tech needs would be met at the college including voice recognition software etc. After years of battling the schools for help this was a welcome change. I still think he is going to have many meltdowns over the social set up of the college. but i wont be sitting outside the college in the car with mobile to hand, well maybe just for the first few days!

     

    Fingers crossed for both our sons.

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  • Hi,

    My son who has AS, Dyspaxia and hypotonia is transfering from school to college. He starts on Monday (I live in scotland so earlier school holls) so I understand how worried you are. The only thing I can say in my case, to ease my worries, is that I found the college much more accomodating than the school and willing to help with offering new technologies when i told them he would be brining his own laptop that i had had to supply for his school work they were very shocked and told me all his tech needs would be met at the college including voice recognition software etc. After years of battling the schools for help this was a welcome change. I still think he is going to have many meltdowns over the social set up of the college. but i wont be sitting outside the college in the car with mobile to hand, well maybe just for the first few days!

     

    Fingers crossed for both our sons.

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