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[quote=Anonymous]My son was admitted to a SLAC near Lancaster. He’s autistic but capable academically with supports. The college has a requirement for students to live on campus for 4 years unless they live within 30 mins of campus. We asked about single room accommodations since my son has never been able to share a room because of sensory issues. We were told to apply in march but it “shouldn’t be a problem.”

Well, it’s a problem. They sent an email that maybe he would like the email of another neurodivergent student to share a room with (uh, two autistic people in the same room seems worse than him sharing with a random person)…and they have told us that we can’t rent him an apt within 30 mins of campus but he has to live with family within 30 mins.

They have limited singles and he won’t know until July if he’s granted one but all signs are pointing to no right now.

Do we withdraw him or push for a waiver to live off campus? If we have to have him in a dorm, would there be a requirement for him to be there overnight? As in, he rents a room elsewhere anyway?

We may just defer and then regroup because he really cannot live in a dorm room with another person. We’ve tried camp, siblings sharing rooms, vacations with cousins - it doesn’t work. His psychiatrist wrote a note, we had an interview, his teacher wrote a note.

I assume they don’t have enough housing but they also require them to live on campus.  It doesn’t make sense.

I know there is an influx of people requesting singles. He loved this college. I don’t see him being successful there. He is asking to try and get a waiver to live off campus, but my gut says defer and regroup.

Anyone have this happen before? After years of fighting our school system for his IEP, etc, I just don’t have the fight in me to fight the school for a single. If they don’t have space, fine, but what’s next. [/quote]

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