The transition to university can be challenging for anyone. For neurodivergent students however, this transition can feel like a whole new level of difficult. Many neurodivergent people struggle with change and transitions. If getting out of the house and into school each morning during A-levels felt challenging, imagine ...

For most of my life I didn’t know I was autistic. I was social, (relatively) high-functioning and female, which means I didn’t fit the stereotype. I have high empathy and like to think that I read people well. So when a friend, who was studying how autism presents in girls, showed me a list of traits, it felt like I had been struck by lightning. I ticked nearly every box. My traits are subtle, and therefore they can be easy to miss. Over time, I’ve learned how they show up; f