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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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  • Also check out the halls of residence if that's where he is staying. Halls can be very noisy places, especially when some students decide to share their taste in heavy metal by opening their windows and blasting it out. There are usually two types: traditional universities still have corridors with individual rooms with some communal space including a small kitchen but have central catering. Newer universities have flats of 6 to 8 rooms where self-catering applies and there is a larger communal kitchen with fridges and common room space.  Your son may be placed in a shared flat with unspecified others and have to fit in, and friction can arise. There may be a year contract whereby you cannot withdraw without paying a remainder fee, and it may be very difficult to swap flats if problems occur. If he lands in a very noisy flat it may be difficult. If he is untidy or noisy, or has very different self-catering needs that may cause problems with fellow inmates. On the open corridor halls you can live in total isolation in a study room with no pressure to mix, so that can lead to isolation. Also food in central catering establishments is institutional and bland. So do ask to see the halls in detail and get a handle on how they are managed.

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  • Also check out the halls of residence if that's where he is staying. Halls can be very noisy places, especially when some students decide to share their taste in heavy metal by opening their windows and blasting it out. There are usually two types: traditional universities still have corridors with individual rooms with some communal space including a small kitchen but have central catering. Newer universities have flats of 6 to 8 rooms where self-catering applies and there is a larger communal kitchen with fridges and common room space.  Your son may be placed in a shared flat with unspecified others and have to fit in, and friction can arise. There may be a year contract whereby you cannot withdraw without paying a remainder fee, and it may be very difficult to swap flats if problems occur. If he lands in a very noisy flat it may be difficult. If he is untidy or noisy, or has very different self-catering needs that may cause problems with fellow inmates. On the open corridor halls you can live in total isolation in a study room with no pressure to mix, so that can lead to isolation. Also food in central catering establishments is institutional and bland. So do ask to see the halls in detail and get a handle on how they are managed.

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