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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.

Parents

  • In my experience on here when I write some informative stuff it just sits there with no further responses -  the Aspie side of me makes me utter or write fairly intensely and people just seem to go blank on me (that includes academic colleagues!). However I have been lecturing 20 years as well as working in disability support in a university context. I have been on panels both on foundation degree frameworks and on validation of 14-19 Diploma.

    Universities have had a fright because FE Colleges can now offer degree courses, even if the degree is ratified by a University in partnership, and the student graduates from the university. But its not the degree factor that's important. Colleges can now offer a wide range of intermediate qualifications on a credits system whereby you pick and mix and build up enough credits for the final qualification. This can be more practical, with skills developed in the workplace rather than in abstract, and can be integrated with work experience.

    It just needs parents to explore the opportunities. I could happily start a new thread if NAS can advise me how to avoid just sounding off and scaring people away. 

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  • In my experience on here when I write some informative stuff it just sits there with no further responses -  the Aspie side of me makes me utter or write fairly intensely and people just seem to go blank on me (that includes academic colleagues!). However I have been lecturing 20 years as well as working in disability support in a university context. I have been on panels both on foundation degree frameworks and on validation of 14-19 Diploma.

    Universities have had a fright because FE Colleges can now offer degree courses, even if the degree is ratified by a University in partnership, and the student graduates from the university. But its not the degree factor that's important. Colleges can now offer a wide range of intermediate qualifications on a credits system whereby you pick and mix and build up enough credits for the final qualification. This can be more practical, with skills developed in the workplace rather than in abstract, and can be integrated with work experience.

    It just needs parents to explore the opportunities. I could happily start a new thread if NAS can advise me how to avoid just sounding off and scaring people away. 

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