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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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  • I'm glad Sam has mentioned alternatives to University because these ought to be considered. You can study via certificates, HND, foundation degree and top up to degree, by various means such as part-time or distance learning (self-directed study). There's a tendency to push the A Levels then University route, but that means facing the job hunt problem again on completion. A mix of work and staged study might work better and can be pursued through colleges if you have a supportive one locally. There was also a Government initiative 14-19 diploma, which was supposed to provide a more practical path than A Level, but many schools have rejected the idea, which is a shame. So access to 14-19 diploma is now very patchy. It would be good to see Communication do an article on alternatives to University.

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  • I'm glad Sam has mentioned alternatives to University because these ought to be considered. You can study via certificates, HND, foundation degree and top up to degree, by various means such as part-time or distance learning (self-directed study). There's a tendency to push the A Levels then University route, but that means facing the job hunt problem again on completion. A mix of work and staged study might work better and can be pursued through colleges if you have a supportive one locally. There was also a Government initiative 14-19 diploma, which was supposed to provide a more practical path than A Level, but many schools have rejected the idea, which is a shame. So access to 14-19 diploma is now very patchy. It would be good to see Communication do an article on alternatives to University.

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