College and University

Finding your way

• Transitions       The NAS have guides for starting and leaving college and university.       updated
• How students with Asperger’s cope at university       An article from The Guardian website, with links and comments.       The author is a student at Cardiff University where she is studying journalism, media and cultural studies
• University students with Autism & Asperger’s  is a dedicated resource based on personal experience.      This page contains a site map.      
• Navigating college experience       This page offers general guidelines for navigating the college experience.
• Nottingham Trent University has a page dedicated to Autism support.

Grantham College

• Computing courses may be of interest to many.       See also our Wider area and Education & Training pages for some more options.
• Grantham College offers a Day Break service with leisure activities to help students to build confidence and improve social skills, learn and develop independent living skills, make new friends and much more, as they put it.        Lisa would be happy to talk about the possibilities:  01476 404394,  lsmith@grantham.ac.uk.       The college is proud of its purpose built Learning Development Centre.       Lisa is also the SEN Co-ordinator for the college so she is the one to contact for any questions relating to SEN.      updated
• For general information see:  About        Support

Experiences

• My tutors saw potential        Luke found support at a local university.      I live in Luton with my parents and the University of Bedfordshire is quite close, so I applied for a foundation degree there.
• Here is a BBC interview with two students, Tom and Kirsty, who are on the spectrum called:  The autistic me.       I wanted to show people that I was happier after the first show made me look unhappy and depressed.       I wanted to show other people with autism are the same as normal people and can get on okay. 

Which jobs?

• Which jobs are good for adults with Asperger’s?       See:  My Aspeger Child         Indiana Resource Centre
• Here are a couple of interactive pages:   Job profiles         Skills check
• Computers are often popular with children on the autistic spectrum.      At school the subject is called ITC:   What is ITC?       Learner guides       IT vs ICT       See also our Science page under the heading, The Geek Syndrome.
• Did you know that there are police officers with autism?       Having AS doesn’t automatically preclude anyone from joining the police, however you would have to pass the assessment and training, the same as for any NT applicant.        See:  FAQ

  Networking with other students

Ambitious about Autism runs a project called myVoice.

It is for young people aged 16-25 with autism.      The idea is for you to feel at home as you learn more about yourself and your place in the wider world.      There are stories, films and helpful information and advice.      Click page icon to find out more.

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