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Students with health issues/autism

Where do you go to university? What is the support like?
Not asking for anyone to disclose medical history.
I'm a prospective 2025 student and I'm looking to see what the support for students with health conditions and Autism is like at different unis. With accommodation, general support etc.
I'm especially interested to hear from King's College and Cardiff University students but I welcome all unis.

Reply 1

McGinger

Avoid big Universities like KCL - a) sensory issues magnified and b) the Uni support will be impersonal and vague.

Several smaller Uni have a good reputation for helping those with Autism.
Look at Bath as one example :
Autism & Uni Toolkit (bath.ac.uk)
Thinking of applying (bath.ac.uk)
What support is available? – Autism & Uni Toolkit – University of Bath (autism-uni.org)
University Transition Autism School (UTAS) (bath.ac.uk)
Autism social group (bath.ac.uk)
Osborne House student accommodation (bath.ac.uk)

Reply 2

CardiffUni Rep 2

Official Rep

Original post by Anonymous

Hi there,

I'm a Cardiff University student and whilst I don't have any physical health conditions, I've been able to access services from the uni's disability team due to other conditions. Whilst I understand this might not be exactly what you're looking for, hopefully it still provides a useful insight :smile:

I found that they were really helpful. You need to show some form of evidence of your conditions, but once I did that, I got an appointment with an advisor to talk about the changes I needed. They're really friendly and understanding and are basically able to make changes to the way the course is delivered to you sometimes (eg., making sure lectures are recorded if its usually not). They can also help make reasonable adjustments to your exams, eg., extra time or a smaller venue. You can find more info about adjustments here.

At the uni we also have Wellbeing Student Champions, who host quite regular coffee lounges for certain demographics, including for disabled students. I haven't been to one of them, but they're quite nice places to just sit down and talk to others that get it.

There are also other student-led support groups, for example NOVIS is a society that supports neurodivergent students on campus.

It might also be worth considering possibly asking the school of your degree interest itself. In psychology for example, lecturers has hosted peer support sessions for neurodivergent students.

When it comes to accommodation, it might be worth asking the accommodation team at Cardiff ([email protected] by email) about the kind of adjustments they can make for you :smile:

I hope thats any way helpful,

~ Fatiha, Cardiff University Student Rep