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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would have him try. Help him identify people he can go to to help resolve roommate disagreements and quiet places he can go to decompress. Best case, it's successful (which doesn't have to mean that they are friends). Worst case, he has evidence of need and can go back to disability services.

-Parent of autistic college student[/quote]

[b]Worst case scenario could be significant conflict and him ruining someone else’s freshman year too.[/b] Granted, it’s been two years and it was family but his cousin’s smell was enough for him to insist he leave the hotel room immediately on vacation.

I assume most students who request singles are in the “zone” of just needing extra space to decompress or quiet. My son’s needs are significantly more but we were hopeful. I think he’ll be fine with academics and the new routine but this is just non-negotiable.

We are fine with him going back to the community college or finding a college without the housing requirement. I don’t know whether to push for a waiver to the off campus policy or whether that is worse than just moving on altogether. [/quote]

this is not the worst scenario. You probably didn’t different types of autistic kids. Some never fight. They may quietly kill themselves in front of something that you think is small. Just an example. It could be much worse case by case. If the parents don’t think he can handle it, the school really should be able to help. What is their disable office doing?[/quote]

Cool. He could kill himself in a single too, and bleed out while no one notices. [/quote]

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