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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 Marty,

    Thought id give you a quick update now that M has started college. He is doing very well and seems to be getting on well with his new classmates. I think it helps that they are doing a media broadcasting course and is mostly full of film nuts (i do mean that in a nice way!) so M has a lot in common and can actualy talk to them about his interests. They also seem to accept his quirkness as a form of being eccentric which is well understood and excepted in this chosen career. I have also found out that he can stay at this college and go on to HND courses and end up with a degree and not need to go to uni.

    My advice to anyone is to encourage further education in line with their interests to find like minded students.

    best of luck

    Sam.x

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  • Hi Marty,

    Thought id give you a quick update now that M has started college. He is doing very well and seems to be getting on well with his new classmates. I think it helps that they are doing a media broadcasting course and is mostly full of film nuts (i do mean that in a nice way!) so M has a lot in common and can actualy talk to them about his interests. They also seem to accept his quirkness as a form of being eccentric which is well understood and excepted in this chosen career. I have also found out that he can stay at this college and go on to HND courses and end up with a degree and not need to go to uni.

    My advice to anyone is to encourage further education in line with their interests to find like minded students.

    best of luck

    Sam.x

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