T., 40 years old

T. is a 40-year-old man who has recently moved into a social integration flat within an institution for people with intellectual difficulties. A place where he himself has been integrated since he was 4 years old. He lives in this flat with three other people under 24-hour supervision. His meals are prepared and he receives assistance in his daily activities. He has a history of numerous episodes of self-harm and has benefited from a behavioural intervention programme to help him manage them. T does not speak, but communicates through some gestures and images. Although he is aware of his flatmates' presence, most of the time he shows no interest in them. He was diagnosed, when he was 6 years old, with a severe intellectual disability and Autism (...).

E., 19 years old

E. is a young woman of 19 years old, a university student who has faced several difficulties in her academic tasks. She studies at a university far away from her hometown and has been having a hard time adapting to daily routines. She enjoys reading novels compulsively. After some time she sought psychological evaluation at the university's services. He was referred to the possibility of having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. As a child she was diagnosed with a Specific Learning Difficulty and benefited from psychological intervention for some years and was integrated in the Special Educational Needs. Despite the difficulties in socialising, she still has some close friends from childhood. She was able to face the difficulties she felt in social relationships, mainly during Secondary Education. She says she is aware that the entry and continuity in the university was only possible with professional help. After some time of intervention in the university he was diagnosed with AS (...).