People with FASD can (and do) succeed in education and training beyond high school/secondary school, when the right support and accommodations are applied. Whilst tertiary education may include university and polytechnics, this also includes any learning after secondary school – from building sites to farms.
See Employment for more information about supported employment and vocational settings.
Post Secondary Education and FASD – An informed blog post by NCASD, discussing secondary education and living with FASD.
FASD: Setting up our Tertiary Students to Succeed – March 2024 – This FASD-CAN Webinar explores living experience perspective of tertiary education in New Zealand and examines FASD-informed strategies and accommodations for the learning environment.
Bright Futures: Creating College Opportunities/Programs for Students with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder – A research article highlighting key factors for a FASD informed college program.
The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower lanyard scheme is an initiative designed to act as a discreet sign that somebody has a hidden disability and requires additional assistance while out in public.
If you are attending one of the locations listed below, wear the Sunflower to highlight that you have a non-visible disability discreetly and to enable others to recognise that you may need some extra time, care or patience. For students with hidden disabilities, Sunflower products can be obtained from the diversity and inclusion team at each School, College or University:
- Bond University
- Campion Education
- Collarts (Australian College of the Arts)
- Cornish College
- Deakin University
- GoTAFE
- Macquarie University
- National Union of Students
- RMIT University Student Union
- SOUTH METROPOLITAN TAFE
- Tasmanian University Student Association
- The Forest High School
- The University of Queensland
- University of NSW
- University of Sydney
- University of the Sunshine Coast
- Wodonga Institute Of TAFE