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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have the same concerns about my HFA son, who has sensory issues and other problems. A quiet roommate with regular habits would be great, but we don't know whether that preference will actually be taken into account. If it's a noisy roommate who invites a ton of friends over and disturbs his sleeping hours, then DS is going to go crazy.

DS is getting a neuropsychological evaluation and we'll see what we can do with the report. I think medical needs and psychiatric needs are taken into account for housing. My personal issue is that I actually feel "the right roommate" would be most beneficial for him. But he doesn't know anyone going to this school yet, and being HFA, he's not the most outgoing and social person - it's not like he can easily socialize and find a likely soul between now and housing decision time.[/quote]

I too was hopeful that the "right" roommate would be more beneficial to transitioning to college life than a single.   Look into the living learning center/floors offerings at the schools of interest.     My kid did that, and taken together with the roommate survey (sleep and study patterns, hosting, socializing, etc.), was matched with a similarly quiet, studious, small-group socializing style roommate who had the same STEM academic interests (as did those on the floor).   Making some early on nearby friends was helpful that first semester.
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