Autism at University: Perfectionism

Clare Squires, Disability Officer at De Montfort University Leicester, discusses task initiation which can often be difficult for neurodiverse students due to differences in executive function skills.  Clare offers some suggestions of ways to get started on tasks.

Clare Squires, the Disability Officer for Autism at De Montfort University in Leicester, UK, talks about how to start preparing for life after university. Attending a Careers Fair can be a daunting prospect but with some preparation it can be a great place to help start to ease some uncertainty about life after university.

Autism at University is on location at New to DMU, our annual residential event for new autistic students.  New students share some of their worries about starting at university; and Tabitha Biller, Specialist Autism Mentor at De Montfort University, shares her suggestions for ways of handling  autistic burn-out, sleepwalking, meltdowns and joining student societies.

Clare Squires and Lee Atkinson share some advice for Autistic Students looking for a job. 

The first week in July is results day at university.  If you haven't done as well as you had hoped this can be disappointing.  Clare Squires, the Disability Officer for Autism at De Montfort University in Leicester, shares some tips on how to make next year more successful.  

Clare Squires, Disability Officer for Autism at De Montfort University in Leicester explains how Energy Accounting, a tool devised by Maja Toudal and Tony Attwood, could help students to manage their day to day stress.

Many students are concerned about world events in February 2022, and the situation in Ukraine has caused a lot of anxiety.  Anxiety is a big part of autism and this combined with the tendency to ruminate and catastrophize can lead to autistic students becoming overwhelmed by their anxieties.

Clare Squires, Disability Officer for Autism at DeMontfort University in Leicester, UK, talks about why  students with autism can be overwhelmed by their anxiety, and offers some strategies to help students cope with their feelings about the conflict in Ukraine.

During the podcast Clare mentions the Healthy DMU podcast where there are mindfulness sessions https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/de-montfort-university/id1514565637

Clare Squires, the Disability Officer for Autism at De Montfort University in Leicester, is joined by Lee Atkinson, a Specialist Autism Mentor.  Lee shares his experiences, as an autistic student, to offer insights into how to cope when you're feeling overwhelmed by work and deadlines.  Lee explains how Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) helped him build his independence at university.

Clare Squires, Disability Officer for Autism at De Montfort University in Leicester, talks to a second year student about how he felt when he returned to university in January.  He describes feelings known as the Second Term Blues.

Clare Squires, the Disability Officer for Autism at De Montfort University Leicester, discusses perfectionism: what it is; when it is useful and when it can be detrimental.