#autistic student

[phoebecatesl0vr]

IM FINALLY DIAGNOSED!!!

[indianabonez]

accommodations i’ve had approved as an autistic college student

helloooo today i finally had a meeting with the disability office and have accommodations after 2 years of being in college without them. im autistic and have cptsd/dissociative issues and had a hard time finding what was even available to me to request for accommodations so i wanted to make a list to help anyone else who might be having trouble.

• Priority registration

i get to register for classes earlier each term to make sure i can create schedules that’ll work for my routine

• Extended time on assignments

self explanatory i think? was also offered extended time on tests or a separate room to take them but testing isnt where i struggle

• Flexible attendance

as long as i email beforehand i dont have to stick as strictly to professors attendance policies

• Alternative formats

if i buy a physical textbook i can request the ebook/pdf/audiobook for free to have multiple methods of studying depending on what works for me on a given day

• Note taking

allowed to audio record class and send to a service called messenger pigeon who will give me a transcript of the class and professional notes based on it

• Access to lecture notes

able to access professors lecture notes prior to class/instruction

• Devices

allowed to have phone/ipad/laptop for social buffering and notes in classes that may have policies against electronics

• Flexible participation

no cold calling, option to work alone for group projects/assignments, not required to present in front of class

if anyone has any questions lmk these are just what i have been able to get at my school so far! hope it helps

edit: this is blowing up so fellow autistics, students, language nerds, etc pls be my mutual i want friends lol my dms are also open any time !!

[the-0ther-mother]

25/100 days of productivity

Tuesday, 15 October, 2024

Today was mostly the result of me being sleep deprived. I was just sooo sleepy the whole day.

🪐 went to my Microeconomics lecture

🪐 went to the library

Honestly, the desire to wear cute autumnal outfits is the only thing getting me out of my bed and carrying me through the day these days.

🪐 finished my notes for microeconomics ch. 2

🪐 finished my notes for calculus ch.1.2

🪐 finished my notes for calculus ch.1.3

So, this week will be spent catching up on my last week's material and all the homework. It's a lot but I'll manage. I'm really excited about my micro notes though. I'm going to print them out tomorrow. They'll be very useful.

I've missed two days of my Italian lesson on Duolingo though :(

Breathe in and out. Don't lose track of the big picture.

Arrivederci <3

[sir--crow]

Back in May I wrote a paper about the Impacts of Language Ideologies and Stereotypes on Autistic People

A lot of you are new to my page, and I'm so happy you're here! I know most of you are here for my fandom content and fanfiction, but I'm more than just a fandom writer!

I'm also an advocate for accessible academia, autistic and disability representation/rights, human rights, and decolonization efforts.

I wrote this as my term paper last semester I thoroughly enjoyed it. In fact, this will be my specialization here on out! This will most likely be my senior thesis within my degree in Anthropology.

To explain Anthropology to those who might not know: this is the discipline of studying people and cultures throughout time.

As an autistic person, I love studying people because I often have a hard time figuring out what it means to be a person. I think people are fascinating, and I hope through my research I can help myself and the autistic community with being seen, heard, and hope that people fight more for us.

because we exist, just like everyone else. Just like every minority group that is being threatened, killed, and erased everyday.

I exist, and I will use my privilege within academia to fight for our future, so that everyone can be here. Can live how they wish to, and not just survive.

There's so much more I hope to do within my research and career, but this is my start.

If any of you are interested in reading what I wrote, I'm making it available because once again I'm for accessible learning!

If you have any questions at all, I'm happy to answer them! my asks are always open!

happy reading everyone! <33

[neuroblursed]

Sometimes taking classes as an autistic person is like the teacher presenting you with a LEGO sculpture, except you can't tell what it is because they put it together all wrong, so then you have to disassemble the whole thing and reassemble it correctly without any instructions to help you or even a clear idea of what it's meant to look like in the end and when you finally get it put together, you realize that it was actually just upside down and everyone else could see that, so they just turned it over and used it, but you had to go through all the work of rebuilding it yourself.

[danielforshort]

August means a new planner for the school year!! I love that I live by the seasons and the academic schedule. It's very soothing to me to have the same kind of big preconceived schedule as I did as a child.

[talesofanautisticwoman]

Autism in university

So i'm just halfway in 1st semester in university and it's quite though. I'm studing health and nutrition, which is quite interesting. So reflecting on a few things which have happen in over the first two months.

I have already blurted out i'm autistic and i felt like i scared people away. A handfull from my class already know. Looking back i wish i just kept my mouth shut.

Masking is really exhausting and when i come home i just lay in bed for hours. I barely have the energy to study.

The social font is whack! utter whack. I can't connect with my classmates at all. I have participated in a good handful of social events, because i do want to get to know them. It's hard because they have different interests than me. Very different interests. It's totally okay they have different interests than me. However it makes it hard for me to connect with them.

My diagnosis that up a lot of space in my mind. I have become more aware of my diagnosis when i'm with non-autistic people.

Don't get me wrong my classmates are nice people.. it's just me who doesn't know how to socialise.

[furytherosedragoness]

I'm overstimulated right now due to a horrible cloudburst. I'm just imagining Waluigi shutting the library windows and giving me earplugs to help my autistic brain calm down a bit