I have to compartmentalize. I have to make things black and white. I have to reduce arguments down to the ultimate question.
I have to do all of these things because my brain is a chaotic tangle of interconnections and overlapping thoughts.
In order to sort, I need to first simplify.
#ADHD #ExecutiveFunctions #DisabledInHigherEd #DisabledInSTEM
If you are a student (grad students included) and a professor or a supervisor denies your request for disability accommodations, just want to post this reminder that you're not without options. Some of these suggestions may entail more work than others, and none are a guarantee, but you are entitled to reasonable accommodations in the US. Yes, this really does include grad students.
Disabled students who are interested in AI and on N-TUTORR campuses, there's an internship for you. Deadline is Dec 15th.
Please share with those you feel may be interested.
https://iadt.formstack.com/forms/n_tutorr_genai_champions
#AcademicChatter #Disability #DisabledInSTEM #DisabledInHigherEd #Inclusion #AI
Yes, I started writing this blog post on technology to make writing easier when you have ADHD a long, long time ago.
That said, it's meant to be a resource. Have suggestions or different experiences? Please share!
https://theadhdacademic.weebly.com/learning--adhd-blog-posts/technology-to-make-writing-easier
#ADHD #DisabledInHigherEd #DisabledInSTEM #AcWriMoND #Writing #Neurodivergent #ExecutiveFunctions
There is still time to join @DisabledInSTEM's Mentorship Program!
I know I'm including a lot of higher education hashtags, but you don't need to be in academia to participate. The @DisabledInSTEM mentorship program has run for multiple years now and is a great success.
Please share the word!
Mentee form: https://forms.gle/tryM66LaKGM5LbMj7
Mentor form: https://forms.gle/ncCcoNxYkJhNLYq48
#STEM #STEMDiversity #Disability #DisabledInSTEM #DisabledInAcademia #DisabledInHigherEd
Thank you for your interest in becoming a mentee for Disabled in STEM! This is the third year of the program and we have decided to mix it up a bit! We are going to be offering mentoring pods, which will allow for interactions between multiple mentees and mentors. The goal of these mentoring pods are to provide disabled individuals in STEM with a mentor(s) who could help guide them through the process, such as by working on soft skills related to excelling in STEM, such as interviewing, personal statements, networking, etc. Please only apply to this program if you have a disability and are in a STEM-field (including psychology!). Mentors are volunteers who are committed to helping those DisabledInSTEM succeed. Some have a disability themselves and some are allies. We cannot guarantee that your mentor(s) will be in the same field as you are, but there's still a lot that can be learned and connected through this experience! As part of the program, mentoring pods will be asked to meet monthly along with setting goals/tasks to be completed. Tasks may be reading assignment related to a career, attending a conference, talking to someone else in the field, or anything else as it will be dependent on what works best for the members of your pod! If you have any questions, feel free to shoot us an email at: [email protected] Additional information about the program for mentees can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bA6kavCRxMZepczCWy7cpOSRLU2C6CXIkVB1HJSgl4g/edit?usp=sharing
Disabled and/or ADHD friends, whenever you're working with someone and the collaboration decidedly doesn't work for you, make a list of why it's going poorly. Things like unstructured meetings, long email chains with 15 topics, vague instructions can all translate into accommodation requests.
Another potential resource for neurodivergent folks in #HigherEd is ReASoN. If you're looking for some community, check them out. They're relatively new and based out of the UK, but they have online meetings and speakers. Check out ReASoN's website for more resources and recordings of their talks.
#ADHD #Neurodivergent #Autism #AcademicChatter #Disability #Accessibility #DisabledInHigherEd
#DisabledStudents
Another resource I absolutely love is IncludEdu.
IncludEdu is a website for assistive technology. It's built for an audience of educators/younger learners BUT do not let that fool you. I have discovered lots of great plugins on IncludEdu.
You can search by Apple, Microsoft, or Google. Good source for accommodation ideas!
#AcademicChatter #Disability #HigherEd
#Accessibility #DisabledInHigherEd
#DisabledInAcademia
#DisabledStudents #Disability #Accommodations
All The Things ADHD is a great podcast by two academics: @Readywriting and Aimée Morrison.
If you're looking for some particularly good places to start, I recommend S5 E8 Neurodivergent college survival tips, S4 E13: What if, wait for it, we didn’t have to fundamentally change who we are to be successful?, and S4 E21: The Sh*t Sandwich.
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#Accessibility #DisabledInHigherEd
#DisabledStudents
#ADHD #Neurodivergent #Autism
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