Study buddy

Introduction and explanation

Have you been diagnosed with ASD or AD(H)D? Do you have difficulty planning and organizing your work or feeling at home in the university? If so, you may well benefit from a study buddy. A study buddy is a senior student who offers help to a student from the same degree programme with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or an attention deficit disorder AD(H)D.

Depending on your specific request for help, it could be about these forms of support, for example:

Receiving practical information related to your studies (NB. this does not involve tutoring!)
Sorting out your time table
Understanding better what is expected of you during a course
Planning your work and discuss how best to carry it out
Learn efficient learning strategies and how to distinguish between main and secondary issues
Get help with changes, such as schedule and program changes
Studying together occasionally and/or just talking and having a drink
Attending a social activity, such as a study association activity

These are small things that may make your life just a bit easier. Moreover, it is nice that you can call or app someone you can count on if you need help.

Would you like to make use of a study buddy? Then these are the rules:

Sign up with the study / academic advisor.
On average 1 meeting of 1 hour per week. More or less often is also possible, in consultation between the student and the study buddy.
Period: maximum 25 hours of support by the study buddy, possibly to be extended with another period of maximum 25 hours.
Condition: official (written) diagnosis AD(H)D or ASD.
Cost: €10 per hour meeting, to be paid by you to your study buddy. The first €50,- is your own contribution; the remaining costs can be refunded to you by the UG, after the project is finished.

Becoming a study buddy

Are you a UG student who would like to get some coaching experience? Would you enjoy helping a fellow student from your degree programme with ASD or AD(H)D? If so, you'd probably make an excellent study buddy. The job involves helping a fellow student with some of the small things that make a big difference. These days, a lot of jobs ask for people with coaching experience. You would gain valuable experience as a study buddy. All budies are given professional supervision from a coach and peer-to-peer coaching.

More information for UG students who are interested in becoming a study buddy.