autism-at-university's podcast: Recent Episodes
Clare Squires
Autism at University offers advice, tips and hacks to help autistic students navigate university life.
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.
Clare Squires, the Disability Officer for Autism at De Montfort University in Leicester, England, is joined by Lee Atkinson to discuss high intensity interests. Lee reflects on the positive aspects of his special interests and when his special interest started straying into addiction.
Clare Squires, the Disability Officer for Autism at De Montfort University in Leicester, shares some advice and tips to help students with autism embrace their independence at university
Clare Squires Disability Officer for Autism at De Montfort University, talks to two students, Deborah and Josh, about their strategies for managing sensory overload at university.
Clare Squires the Disability Officer for Autism at De Montfort University in Leicester talks to a 3rd year student, Josh, about the challenges of Reading Week or Enhancement Week. Josh shares his strategies for dealing with the challenges and doubts that he experienced.
Lee Atkinson talks to Autism at University about his experiences in social situations. Lee's insight into the situations that he encountered could help you to avoid making similar mistakes.
A recent graduate with autism shares some tips for students starting at university - things that worked and things that she would do differently.
Clare Squires, Disability Officer for Autism, offers some suggestions for what to do when you are feeling homesick.
Autism at University discusses how TV, films and social media can create unrealistic expectations of life at university.
Clare Squires, Disability Officer for Autism at De Montfort University, shares suggestions to help you get the most out of university life.
Autism at University shares a mindfulness technique that could help students with autism deal with anxious, unhelpful thoughts and rumination. Clare Squires, the Disability Officer for Autism at De Montfort University, suggests using mindfulness breathing to help redirect your anxious thoughts.
Clare Squires, Disability Officer for Autism at De Montfort University, Leicester, reveals the two most common mistakes that autistic students make in their social life at university - and offers easy ways to avoid them.
Clare Squires, the Disability Officer for Autism at De Montfort University, Leicester, suggests four easy and practical ways for autistic students in Higher Education to build friendships.