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Professional Interviews

1 College Connect: Getting into University

Anthony Burrowes discusses the various routes to get into university.

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2 The Vice President for Welfare and Equality on Student Life

Aisling Fagan discusses how the VP for Welfare and Equality plays a role in making DCU a more autism-friendly place.

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3 Top Tips for Students from a DCU Occupational Therapist

Susan Madigan, an occupational therapist in DCU discusses the services that the Disability and Learning Support Service provide as well as sharing some of her top tips for managing and organising your workload.

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4 What does it mean to be an independent learner?

Studying at university involves a lot more independent (self) study than in secondary school. Dr Marc Fabri, project lead for Autism&Uni, shares his expectations of students working as independent learners at university.

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5 The professional’s view on sharing an autism diagnosis

Many students are reluctant to share their autism diagnosis. Here’s what Kate Dean, Disability Advice Manager at Leeds Beckett University, advises.

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