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University support

Bwood

My son with asbergers has just started university and despite getting disability services at university involved the support is totally inadequate. He is feeling isolated, disorientated and anxious after less than a week. Does anyone else have experience of this and strategies to help I him get through this so he can stay to do the course he has worked so hard to get on to?

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  • Hi

    A student's best chance of getting the support they need in and out of classes etc is to apply for Disabled Students Allowances - a proof of disability required and the current affect on learning - so a learning plan from college identifying what support was in place and the challenges faced it useful.

    Once Stufdent Finance accept there are needs relating to disability in learning (and connecting with peers on course / group worke etc) they will approve an Assessment of Need - you book this with a regustered centre and at the assessment you need to know what your child needs and what COULD be provided - and this is NOT just what the Uni itself can provide. The student can access a number of providers - the Uni may NOT want to work with external agancies who provide such support (and the NAS does in lots of areas) but they could only argue their case if they feel they could meet the students needs in house.

    Some universities are better than others about how they approach support for students with ASD. It is an important thing to consider as well as how good uni is / course wanted etc - but a request for DSA can be actioned at ANYTIME and no tjust before going to UNI. 

    Hope this helps. Rosalyn

     

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  • Hi

    A student's best chance of getting the support they need in and out of classes etc is to apply for Disabled Students Allowances - a proof of disability required and the current affect on learning - so a learning plan from college identifying what support was in place and the challenges faced it useful.

    Once Stufdent Finance accept there are needs relating to disability in learning (and connecting with peers on course / group worke etc) they will approve an Assessment of Need - you book this with a regustered centre and at the assessment you need to know what your child needs and what COULD be provided - and this is NOT just what the Uni itself can provide. The student can access a number of providers - the Uni may NOT want to work with external agancies who provide such support (and the NAS does in lots of areas) but they could only argue their case if they feel they could meet the students needs in house.

    Some universities are better than others about how they approach support for students with ASD. It is an important thing to consider as well as how good uni is / course wanted etc - but a request for DSA can be actioned at ANYTIME and no tjust before going to UNI. 

    Hope this helps. Rosalyn

     

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