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1 Healthy living

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2 What is university really like?

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3 Choosing a course and university

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4 College Funding including Fund for Students with Disabilities

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5 Telling people in university that you are autistic

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6 How to manage exams

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7 Kathleen’s top tips for studying

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8 What does it mean to be an independent learner?

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9 Talking to others about autism

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10 Meeting people at university

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11 What are lectures really like?

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12 What is group work really like?

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13 Studying at your own pace and knowing when to stop

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14 A student’s view on sharing an autism diagnosis

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15 Penny and the library

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16 Managing conflict

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17 What are assessments, and how do you survive them?

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18 How to Reduce Anxiety and Stress

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19 How can the Library help you?

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20 The professional’s view on sharing an autism diagnosis

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