Autism And University HACKS (10 TOP TIPS YOU NEED)

[@naftherainbownerd]

1. Be organized (create organizational plan to help with revision). 2. Carry fidget gadget to calm down 3. Prepare for uncertainty (e.g. carry extra snacks/water) 4. Prepare the night before (lunch, bag, clothes) 5. Ask for reasonable adjustments to the uni (e.g. extra time in exams) 6. Audio record lecture 7. Ask for help 8. Remember to have fun 9. Wear comfortable clothes that doesn't cause any sensory issues 10. Set reminders for upcoming dates/time

[@irenegarcia1851]

My daughter who has autism sends an email to her professors letting them know about her autism. Every professor has been so understanding and knows she needs more time.

[@Bunny-ch2ul]

I hated college. I went to three top of the line schools, and hated them all. Here are my hindsight tips: 1. Don't pick your school based on prestige, or at least not prestige alone. Just because it's "the best school" doesn't mean it's the best school for you. You also want to be careful because depending on the field, some higher end schools have *far* less experience with people who aren't neurotypical. When you choose a school, you should really be interviewing them as much as they're interviewing you. 2. Ask if they have trained mental health staff, and preferably on campus medical professionals too. If I'm feeling sever burnout, the last thing I want to do is spend the day traveling to see a doctor, to get a note to be excused from class that day because I'm physically and mentally exhausted. 3. Ask what their accommodation policies are, and if you have accommodations, make sure your teachers follow them. If they're not following your accommodations and it's impacting your learning, speak up. 4. Find things you like off campus. One of the things I hated about college was feeling trapped. Things like museum passes are ideal because it's something you can do no matter how broke you are. If you can't afford them outright, ask for them as gifts. 5. Visit the school and pay attention to the surrounding area. When I was in LA, I felt trapped all the time. Everything I liked to do was ages away from school/where I was living. It made me incredibly miserable. Things like art museums, shopping, bookstores, and interesting restaurants recharge me. There was nothing close to me. Getting to any of the above was an ordeal. You need easy access to things that recharge you. It should be a deal breaker. 6. Spend time to try to cultivate real relationships. It's so easy to have a lot of casual acquaintances in college, even if that's not usually you. Chances are, you're going to meet a lot of people who share a decent number of your interests. Be choosy. The only thing worse than feeling lonely and isolated by yourself is to feel alone and isolated in a crowded room. 7. Advocate for yourself when it comes to roommate situations. Having a roommate you don't get along with is hellish. Explain to the housing coordinators that you have autism, and while you really want to get the full college experience, sharing space can be challenging because of noise, smells, burnout from having to socialize around the clock, etc. There's a good chance that there are extra rooms. If room and board is included in tuition, I'd frankly ask for a single occupancy room as an accommodation.

[@wanderingkernel5002]

I just started university today, and have already had a massive panic attack and mental breakdown. I will be sure to take these tips into my life for the next 4 years!

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

By far the most frustrating things about college are the under specified work, where there's no idea what's going to be on the exam and no idea when you can stop working on the homework. Last term, I kept getting a bunch of questions that weren't covered until the next unit as if I was somehow supposed to know that the work for this week is with readings for the previous week and that I should be reading next week's material for this week's quiz. And the times where the course fails to give any sense of what is important for studying for the evaluations that come later, and then the quizzes get really particular with specific facts and figures without any indication that that particular topic would be covered. I also had an assignment where it was like look for this general category of information on your state's website for these two categories of information and report back. Even for the NT, that's extremely vague, it took me an entire day, and it looked like everybody else spent at most an hour on it.

[@dostuffgirl5001]

could’ve used this a couple of years ago… before I gave up on school

[@doughnutask4763]

Great! I'm at uni now as a mature student and only now (with help from the uni support staff) am I going through autism diagnosis etc. Luckily for me all of our lectures are now pre-recorded so I can speed up, slow down and re-watch the videos as I need to!

[@duckyboi1223]

I need to start the diagnosis. My uni can help me get through that too, which is very nice.

[@isaiahfiftyfiveseven]

1. Zotero 2. do your tasks as early as possibleWrite on your printout/copies with a red pen 3. build a zettelkasten

[@Abigailk59]

This is really helpful. Especially since I will be going to university in September. I have been approved.fkr my DSA funding and I've had my dislexia assessment on Monday so when I get that through I will be able to put it in my DSA so I can get help with that as well

[@livingwikipedia1952]

Thank you for this, yet again, amazing video. Your tips have helped me improve alot and I'm going to write these tips down and start implementing them. One tip that I would like to share is to have a prepared purse or a bag. My mind is always busy focusing on other stuff that I can easily forget my wallet, ID, keys, stim toy and other, so I have them in one purse and always leave them there. Whenever I leave home, I take it with me. My family apprechiates it too, because I can take their phones or medicine. Very useful.

[@yesusisyeemo]

video starts at 2:50

[@kathryn4407]

My 15 y/o ASD, ADHD, OCD has yet to figure out what being hungry feels like. When he’s hungry he will have a meltdown instead of eating something.

[@randomagon5123]

I sometimes struggle with this too, I won't even realize I'm hungry until my stomach growls (I'm 20). At that point I'm just like, "okay, well my digestive system is trying to eat itself again so I better get some food." I don't know if that thought process will help a fellow autistic's mind, but it could be worth a try! Good luck!

[@MidoriDragyn]

How did you learn how to make all of these adjustments? How did you know what adjustments to ask for from your professors?

[@TheAnimeGirl0401]

I'm hating college... It's the 4th different one I go to but the 1st knowing I'm autistic and things still suck. I'm already getting sick and shutting down.

[@tom-leeallinnediego6903]

thank you so much! great video very helpful

[@lydianici1696]

it starts 2:53

[@susanecosta6091]

This could easily be used to help my nephew improve his speech and even to help him learn how to write and read. He has ADHD and is almost 9 and still has difficulty with writing and reading. Too bad it's in English because we speak Portuguese. Seems really helpful though. 👍

[@Trentonpage]

I work at a school as of now.

[@exclusiveaccess85]

Good ideas but sorry that’s too much for me, school for me was hard to do

[@angelavestlee1]

You talk so fast I can't focus well on the content. I am on the autism spectrum. I have to listen to it several times before I understand it. I like the content once I understand it.

[@raquel_leuqar]

Também tenho dificuldade em entender falas muito rápido ainda mais em idioma estrangeiro, você pode diminuir a velocidade. mas agradeço a ele pelo conteúdo e a ajuda para todos nós ☺💛

[@MemiefulTV]

If you are on KZbin, you have the option to slow the video down.

[@MemiefulTV]

I find this very useful as of someone with autism, there will be times where I don’t understand a word, so there should be a setting button on the top right corner of the video and you can adjust the playback speed. I find that really useful. Hope you are having a great day!!❤

[@angelavestlee1]

@@MemiefulTV thanks for the tip about the speed here I actually have done that but I didn't think of that this time.

[@MemiefulTV]

@@angelavestlee1 no problem!!☺️

[@PropheticSoakingwithSarahJER]

Ooh how do we find your Minecraft tool?

[@yanni-williammosso1677]

yes but how can i learn faster in lesson like math and be consentrate

[@americanakimura4813]

Be more concise! Not all autistic people are long winded.

[@nathalietremblay686]

Always ask your teacher before recording. It's not always a good idea and may be the teacher has a better tool than that for you. I don't allow recording my classes especially with students with anxiety. They will exhaust themselves at learning word by word what I said.

[@ildikovarga9711]

The actual info only started after 2 minutes. I found it a bit annoying. Otherwise thanks for the tips