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Starting post-secondary education can be a big life change for many young people, some of whom are leaving home for the first time. There are plenty of new experiences and new responsibilities, but students with health conditions often have extra challenges.
Complex health issues like diabetes, mental health conditions, asthma, epilepsy, autism spectrum disorders and many others can require students to take charge of things like their medications, monitoring, regular appointments and dietary or lifestyle needs for the first time. They may need to arrange to access assistive technology or extra time for exams. They may need to find new health-care providers in a new city.
Today in The Conversation Canada, Jasmine Mah and Kaitlin Sibbald of Dalhousie University write about the ways college or university life poses extra challenges for people with complex health conditions, and offer tips for making that transition. They also discuss ways for institutions to help meet the needs of these students.
“General recommendations for people with chronic conditions include having self-management strategies like stable routines, a strong social support network and an established circle of care,” Mah and Sibbald write. “However, many aspects of the post-secondary experience are not conducive to these healthy behaviours.”
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