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  • 1. Before you apply6
  • 2. Preparing for arrival5
  • 3. Settling into DkIT life9
  • 4. Starting your course7
  • 5. Managing stress9

2. Preparing for arrival

1 Fund for Students with Disabilities (FSD)

 

An overview of the funding and funded support available at DKIT for you in your studies. Advice about how and when to apply for this support.

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2 Telling people at college about your autism

Telling people about your autism at college is also known as ‘disclosure’ or ‘declaring a disability’. More information about what this means and why it might be important to you is available in this article.

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3 Meeting with the Disability Service

Find out how to use our Disability service at DKIT to register, access support and talk about any adjustments you may require.

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4 What support is available?

An introduction to the support and services available at DKIT

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5 A student’s view on sharing an autism diagnosis

We spoke to Fern during her final year as an undergraduate Politics student in the UK. We asked her how she feels about disclosing her autism to the university and to fellow students.

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