Pathways

[ZebraAutismo]

Does anyone else go to a special needs pathways collage.

 

[toothless]

are you in the UK?
i dont know if its the same thing,but ive been to several special needs colleges,i got expelled from one for my behavior and was almost made to leave the other as my autism and needs were so complex,the best one i went to was the david lewis centre in cheshire, it is for people with classic autism who also have learning [intellectual] disability and epilepsy.
its a huge campus like the ones they show on american tv.
i did animal therapy and care,and i spent time in the therapy pool and jacuzzi,as well as the sensory room and their day centre.
i loved it there as most of us were padded helmet wearers and it wasnt looked at as a bad/weird thing,like society does.
i had to stop going as i couldnt afford the diesel there on top of the fees for the college,and not all driving support staff were capable of driving there, i couldnt get funding for it as its out of borough in cheshire.

special needs colleges or courses are good but they are few and far between for anyone over 25 because of the removal of funding from the government,they assume your either fully functioning at 25 or you need to go into a day centre as you clearly cant be 'saved' by education.

 

[paloftoon]

. . .
special needs colleges or courses are good but they are few and far between for anyone over 25 because of the removal of funding from the government,they assume your either fully functioning at 25 or you need to go into a day centre as you clearly cant be 'saved' by education.

Part of the reason they set an age limit too is because they want you to figure out stuff on your own eventually. They don't want you to continue to live such a lifestyle of services as our world could not be run well if every single person on the planet were this dependent. There probably should be some kind of transitional support afterward rather than just cold turkey let you out into the free world sort of deal, but at least there are some options of support at all!

 

[ZebraAutismo]

are you in the UK?
i dont know if its the same thing,but ive been to several special needs colleges,i got expelled from one for my behavior and was almost made to leave the other as my autism and needs were so complex,the best one i went to was the david lewis centre in cheshire, it is for people with classic autism who also have learning [intellectual] disability and epilepsy.
its a huge campus like the ones they show on american tv.
i did animal therapy and care,and i spent time in the therapy pool and jacuzzi,as well as the sensory room and their day centre.
i loved it there as most of us were padded helmet wearers and it wasnt looked at as a bad/weird thing,like society does.
i had to stop going as i couldnt afford the diesel there on top of the fees for the college,and not all driving support staff were capable of driving there, i couldnt get funding for it as its out of borough in cheshire.

special needs colleges or courses are good but they are few and far between for anyone over 25 because of the removal of funding from the government,they assume your either fully functioning at 25 or you need to go into a day centre as you clearly cant be 'saved' by education.

I am aware of the Daido Lewis centre as my Granddad use to work their and talks very highly of it. Unfortunately even though I have autism and epilepsy. I am not seen as a suitable candidate as it out of area and my ability is judged to be to high (only academically). A pathways course is basically designed to help you find what you should do with life after you leave. The difference between the only I go to and most is that it is just for people with a statement and EHCP. For me my days include learning life and social skills, as well as GCSE and statistic maths and legal 1 health and social care.