Support Services for Neurodivergent Students
Support Services for Neurodivergent Students
Here is a list of some of the helpful support services for neurodivergent students at the University of Melbourne.
Please note: this list is by no means exhaustive. We will continue to add items throughout 2025.
Advice for Neurodivergent Students
| Support Service | Description | Link |
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| Student Equity and Disability Services (SEDS) | The Student Equity and Disability Services (SEDS) page provides support students in registering for academic support. |  |
| Counselling and Psychological Services (CAPS) Neurodivergent programs | Counselling and Psychological Services (CAPS) has recorded a series of webinars to provide students with neurodiversity-affirming information on Autism and ADHD, as well as tips and strategies for Autistic students and ADHDers. Please see the CAPS website for more information about these webinars. |
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| Academic Skills | Academic Skills provides one-on-one advice, workshops and resources to help you develop the communication and study skills that will set you up to succeed in your next assignment, upcoming semester, further study, and career outside of university. Available to every enrolled student and graduate researcher at the University of Melbourne, our services support you to continually improve your academic skills, including writing, critical evaluation, time management, collaboration and more. |  |
| Academic Skills Learning Differences page | Information specific to learning differences provided by the Academic Skills Unit, including some strategies that might be able to support individuals who experience these differences. | |
| If you suspect that you or your adult child has a maths learning difficulty or Dyscalculia, please complete this form to organise for someone from the Maths Learning Difficulties and Dyscalculia service to contact you about an appointment date and time. We use a series of tests that we have found, from our research, provide the most accurate picture of an individual's basic understanding of number. Our battery of tests was recently updated to include appropriate measures for older students and adults. All testing takes place on Fridays at the University of Melbourne Psychology Clinic (Level 2, 138-146 Cardigan Street, Carlton) and lasts up to 1 hour 15 minutes (with a 10-minute break after approximately 40 minutes, if needed). There is a $407 fee for testing (including GST), which includes the report which will be sent to you about three weeks after testing. We do not offer an intervention program equivalent to the one offered for school-age students. However, when we send out the adult reports, we include some links to materials that you can access to assist you in managing number manipulation. The invoice will be sent to you directly from the University of Melbourne after the report has been completed. | |
| University of Melbourne Health Service ADHD diagnosis and treatment | This website provides information about about the process for an ADHD diagnosis in Victoria and provides a list of services that may be able to support you with this process. | |
| University of Melbourne Psychology Clinic | This University of Melbourne clinic provides psychological assessment and therapy, and have multiple psychological service options staffed by a combination of student clinicians and fully qualified psychologists. |
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Support Groups for Neurodivergent Students
| Support Service | Description | Link |
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| Counselling and Psychological Services (CAPS) Neurodivergent programs | Counselling and Psychological Services (CAPS) runs 6-week, in-person support groups for neurodivergent students, including ADHD and Autistic students. Please see the CAPS website for current details and how to submit an expression of interest. |
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