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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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  • Thanks SamF

    I think both our stories might be comforting for other parents in that colleges are more adult and much more accommodating of differences than schools.  Unfortunately, in my son's case it was the students who proved to be more of a problem, though he did manage to develop a thicker skin.  I'm hoping at University he may find some fellow aspies or people with similar interests which help him through his studies and the social side in particular.

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  • Thanks SamF

    I think both our stories might be comforting for other parents in that colleges are more adult and much more accommodating of differences than schools.  Unfortunately, in my son's case it was the students who proved to be more of a problem, though he did manage to develop a thicker skin.  I'm hoping at University he may find some fellow aspies or people with similar interests which help him through his studies and the social side in particular.

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