Thinking Differently Café
Key Information:
- Date and time
- Mon 27 February 2023
12:00 - 12:30 - Location
- Glenside Campus Library Helpdesk, Glenside Campus, Further info
- Contact
- Access and Learning Strategies Team (ALS) als@uwe.ac.uk +44 (0)117 32 83589
- Cost
- Free
- Attendance
- Booking not required
Description
Come and chat to our friendly specialists in Specific Learning Differences and Neurodiversity (Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, ADHD and Autism) who can help you develop strategies to enhance your grades and connect with like-minded peers.
- Do you think differently to others?
- Do you wonder if you have undiagnosed Specific Learning Differences, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, ADHD, Autism?
- Do you have a neurodivergent profile and want to learn new strategies to enhance your grades?
- Want some revision tips or help dealing with exam nerves?
- Want to explore new approaches to research, reading and notetaking?
- Are you stuck on how to get started on an assignment or managing your workload and would like tips on how to get the most out of teaching sessions?
- Want to spend time focusing on an assignment or revision with advice available?
We offer a welcoming space where you can come along with a study related question or something you are working on a place to meet like-minded students, to share ideas and support advice on screenings and diagnostic assessments.
How to attend
Turn up anytime during the session with some work or questions and feel free to bring a drink.
- Cost: Free
- Attendance: Booking not required
Location
Glenside Campus Library Helpdesk
Glenside Campus
Blackberry Hill
Bristol
BS16 1DD
UK
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