eLife, 4 months ago to random #Neurodivergent scientists are sharing the highs and lows of navigating academia in a new series of articles for #SparksOfChange ✨ Catch up in the thread with what’s been published so far 👇 🧵 1/n #AcademicChatter https://elifesciences.org/inside-elife/44d04224/being-neurodivergent-in-academia-why-sparks-of-change-is-publishing-stories-from-neurodivergent-researchers?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic
#Neurodivergent scientists are sharing the highs and lows of navigating academia in a new series of articles for #SparksOfChange ✨
Catch up in the thread with what’s been published so far 👇 🧵 1/n #AcademicChatter https://elifesciences.org/inside-elife/44d04224/being-neurodivergent-in-academia-why-sparks-of-change-is-publishing-stories-from-neurodivergent-researchers?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic
eLife, 4 months ago “Autistic researchers are smart, capable, and passionate mentors and teachers.” Simone’s #autism diagnosis led her to look at her path as a scientist, and ultimately at herself, with a new perspective. #SparksOfChange #ActuallyAutistic 3/n https://elifesciences.org/articles/93330?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic_features
“Autistic researchers are smart, capable, and passionate mentors and teachers.”
Simone’s #autism diagnosis led her to look at her path as a scientist, and ultimately at herself, with a new perspective. #SparksOfChange #ActuallyAutistic 3/n https://elifesciences.org/articles/93330?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic_features
eLife, 4 months ago Uyen (@lanuyenvo) grew up in Vietnam, where awareness of neurodevelopmental conditions felt like a “luxury”. An #ADHD diagnosis while working as a researcher in the US brought her the clarity she needed to reach self-acceptance. #SparksOfChange 4/n https://elifesciences.org/articles/93328?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic_features
Uyen (@lanuyenvo) grew up in Vietnam, where awareness of neurodevelopmental conditions felt like a “luxury”.
An #ADHD diagnosis while working as a researcher in the US brought her the clarity she needed to reach self-acceptance. #SparksOfChange 4/n https://elifesciences.org/articles/93328?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic_features
eLife, 3 months ago “Being a member of the National Black Postdoctoral Association has allowed me to find peers who understand the unique challenges of Black scholars, including those who are neurodivergent like me.” Read Tigist Tamir's story for #SparksOfChange: https://elifesciences.org/articles/95068?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organi_features #PhD #postdoc #AcademicChatter #DEI 9/n
“Being a member of the National Black Postdoctoral Association has allowed me to find peers who understand the unique challenges of Black scholars, including those who are neurodivergent like me.”
Read Tigist Tamir's story for #SparksOfChange: https://elifesciences.org/articles/95068?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organi_features #PhD #postdoc #AcademicChatter #DEI 9/n
eLife, 3 months ago “I had finally acknowledged that I needed mental health support, only to realize that, due to my inattention, I had no access to healthcare at all.” A postdoc recounts the many steps it took to come to terms with their childhood #ADHD diagnosis and find their way out of depression. #SparksOfChange https://elifesciences.org/articles/96286?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic_features 10/n
“I had finally acknowledged that I needed mental health support, only to realize that, due to my inattention, I had no access to healthcare at all.”
A postdoc recounts the many steps it took to come to terms with their childhood #ADHD diagnosis and find their way out of depression. #SparksOfChange https://elifesciences.org/articles/96286?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic_features 10/n
eLife, 1 month ago After a fraught exchange on social media, a PhD student reconsiders how she conducts research on neuroinclusivity while navigating her own neurodivergence. 12/n #SparksOfChange https://elifesciences.org/articles/97360?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic
After a fraught exchange on social media, a PhD student reconsiders how she conducts research on neuroinclusivity while navigating her own neurodivergence. 12/n #SparksOfChange https://elifesciences.org/articles/97360?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic
eLife, 1 month ago An #AuDHD researcher had patiently built the support system that he needed during his PhD in the US. To pursue a postdoc in Germany, however, he had to leave it all behind. #SparksOfChange 13/n https://elifesciences.org/articles/97640?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic
An #AuDHD researcher had patiently built the support system that he needed during his PhD in the US.
To pursue a postdoc in Germany, however, he had to leave it all behind. #SparksOfChange 13/n https://elifesciences.org/articles/97640?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic
eLife, 7 months ago to random We’re pleased to announce a new #SparksOfChange series of personal stories from #neurodivergent researchers navigating academia. Our first two stories are from authors who both received their diagnoses as adults. 1/4 https://elifesciences.org/inside-elife/44d04224/being-neurodivergent-in-academia-why-sparks-of-change-is-publishing-stories-from-neurodivergent-researchers?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic
We’re pleased to announce a new #SparksOfChange series of personal stories from #neurodivergent researchers navigating academia.
Our first two stories are from authors who both received their diagnoses as adults. 1/4 https://elifesciences.org/inside-elife/44d04224/being-neurodivergent-in-academia-why-sparks-of-change-is-publishing-stories-from-neurodivergent-researchers?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic
eLife, 7 months ago “The diagnosis brought a sense of coherence and clarity that had been missing my whole life, yet I couldn’t help but also feel betrayed.” @lanuyenvo's ADHD diagnosis was the first step in her journey of self-acceptance. #SparksOfChange 3/4 https://elifesciences.org/articles/93328?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic_features
“The diagnosis brought a sense of coherence and clarity that had been missing my whole life, yet I couldn’t help but also feel betrayed.”
@lanuyenvo's ADHD diagnosis was the first step in her journey of self-acceptance. #SparksOfChange 3/4 https://elifesciences.org/articles/93328?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic_features
eLife, 8 months ago to random Overcoming #WritersBlock and language barriers with the power of a supportive writing club, Bruna Martins Garcia shares her story in #SparksOfChange, plus six essential tips for starting your own successful writing club. #EDI #DEI https://elifesciences.org/articles/92931?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic
Overcoming #WritersBlock and language barriers with the power of a supportive writing club, Bruna Martins Garcia shares her story in #SparksOfChange, plus six essential tips for starting your own successful writing club. #EDI #DEI https://elifesciences.org/articles/92931?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic
eLife, 8 months ago to random Perseverance has taken on a new significance for Tanya Espino Sanchez. Read about her journey as a first-generation PhD student from an immigrant family through impostor syndrome, motherhood and grief in #SparksOfChange. https://elifesciences.org/articles/92403?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic
Perseverance has taken on a new significance for Tanya Espino Sanchez.
Read about her journey as a first-generation PhD student from an immigrant family through impostor syndrome, motherhood and grief in #SparksOfChange. https://elifesciences.org/articles/92403?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic
eLife, 9 months ago to Autism 💡 From a statistical mistakes guide to how to write a lab handbook, this thread compiles some of our most useful guides and advice for academics. 1/n 🤫 P.S. We’re also building a new resource for neurodivergent scientists with your input. Take a look! #Neurodiverse #Neurodiversity #Neurodivergent #Autism #ADHD #Dyslexia #Academia #PostDoc #DiversityInSTEM #ActuallyAutistic #AskingAutistics #AutismAcceptance #AuDHD #Neurospicy #LivedExperience #ADHDwomen https://elifesci.org/sparks-TTR
💡 From a statistical mistakes guide to how to write a lab handbook, this thread compiles some of our most useful guides and advice for academics. 1/n
🤫 P.S. We’re also building a new resource for neurodivergent scientists with your input. Take a look! #Neurodiverse #Neurodiversity #Neurodivergent #Autism #ADHD #Dyslexia #Academia #PostDoc #DiversityInSTEM #ActuallyAutistic #AskingAutistics #AutismAcceptance #AuDHD #Neurospicy #LivedExperience #ADHDwomen
https://elifesci.org/sparks-TTR
eLife, 4 months ago Getting to grips with writing in a second language? Bruna Martins Garcia wrote for #SparksOfChange about how she took a leap and started her own writing club and how you can do the same! 11/n https://elifesciences.org/articles/92931?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic
Getting to grips with writing in a second language?
Bruna Martins Garcia wrote for #SparksOfChange about how she took a leap and started her own writing club and how you can do the same! 11/n https://elifesciences.org/articles/92931?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic
eLife, 4 months ago Ominous tree holes, curious snails and sneaky logs. Researching in the field can present a host of new challenges when you have #ADHD. Hella Peter shares 5 tips for navigating fieldwork in #SparksOfChange: https://elifesciences.org/articles/94879?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic
Ominous tree holes, curious snails and sneaky logs. Researching in the field can present a host of new challenges when you have #ADHD.
Hella Peter shares 5 tips for navigating fieldwork in #SparksOfChange: https://elifesciences.org/articles/94879?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic
eLife, 3 months ago A late #ADHD diagnosis helped Tigist Tamir find the strategies and coping skills she needed to do research while preserving her mental health. She shares her story and six tactics that worked for her in #SparksOfChange 15/n https://elifesciences.org/articles/95068?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organi_features
A late #ADHD diagnosis helped Tigist Tamir find the strategies and coping skills she needed to do research while preserving her mental health.
She shares her story and six tactics that worked for her in #SparksOfChange 15/n https://elifesciences.org/articles/95068?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organi_features