It is important that people understand you and treat you like a human being so let them know how things are for you!
Over at the NAS (National Autistic Society) there's a new self-advocacy booklet ready to download and fill in when you like.
Fill it in, with someone to help if you like, and let people understand how you learn. Something which is very important in life so help others to help you!
Self-Advocacy Booklet
Thursday 7 April 2011
Heavy Workload
All the excitement of starting university (and all the overwhelming feelings) are beginning to pass and your new life is underway...
...but with a few too many things to do!
essays which are thousands of words long, presentations in front of loads of people and even placements in new unknown places!
First question, do you have a mentor?
At university you can have a mentor if you get assessed for a Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) so there can be someone there to help you manage your time.
Who is your Tutor?
All students disabled or not have an academic tutor (in the subject you are studying) and just ask your lecturers and they can point you in the direction of your tutor. If you need extra time or need a clearer idea of what you need to do then your tutor can help.
Friends?
Ok, can sound like a daft question for someone with autism and many of you may be going "I have no friends" but people on your course or people you live with are happy to help even if you've never spoken to them. Walking up to one of them and saying "help me" might not be the best introduction but asking them "do you know what we have to do for this assignment?" is a pretty good start.
Still stuck?
Making plans of what you can do or doing something else for a while can help put things into perspective and remember to look at the little tasks before the big ones. Getting 100words written out of 1500 is a good start and that's what you should aim for.
Good luck and remeber - don't panic
...but with a few too many things to do!
essays which are thousands of words long, presentations in front of loads of people and even placements in new unknown places!
First question, do you have a mentor?
At university you can have a mentor if you get assessed for a Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) so there can be someone there to help you manage your time.
Who is your Tutor?
All students disabled or not have an academic tutor (in the subject you are studying) and just ask your lecturers and they can point you in the direction of your tutor. If you need extra time or need a clearer idea of what you need to do then your tutor can help.
Friends?
Ok, can sound like a daft question for someone with autism and many of you may be going "I have no friends" but people on your course or people you live with are happy to help even if you've never spoken to them. Walking up to one of them and saying "help me" might not be the best introduction but asking them "do you know what we have to do for this assignment?" is a pretty good start.
Still stuck?
Making plans of what you can do or doing something else for a while can help put things into perspective and remember to look at the little tasks before the big ones. Getting 100words written out of 1500 is a good start and that's what you should aim for.
Good luck and remeber - don't panic
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