theADHDAcademic

theADHDAcademic, 9 months ago to ADHD

Done prepping for the fall semester? Double check that you're removing barriers for your #ADHD students rather than creating them:

https://tinyurl.com/7kwy6yef

#AcademicTwitter #HigherEd #UDL #InclusiveTeaching @academicchatter @edutooters @udl

theADHDAcademic, 8 months ago to random

For those on the neurodifferent.me server, please keep in mind that @squish is human. As far as I am aware, they are managing and running that server all on their own, and Squish is not paid, so please extend some grace. Thank them for their time and their effort. Tell Squish you appreciate all that they do.

theADHDAcademic, 7 months ago to ADHD

If I were a neuroscientist I would study how the following truths can exist simultaneously in ADHD reality:

A) Break things down into smaller steps so that you can accomplish them.

B) Too many steps and you lose us.

Honestly, they're both 100% true but at specific times and I have not yet discovered the pattern.

#ADHD #Neuroscience #ExecutiveFunction

theADHDAcademic, 5 months ago to disability

Dearest disabled undergraduate and graduate students,

If you experienced #discrimination based on your #disability last semester, I don't want to stress you but I do want to point out or remind you that you have the option of reporting to the US Office of Civil Rights. The caveat is you have to report within 90 days of the incident. There are MANY factors to consider when deciding to report. I just want to remind folks of the deadline since it's a busy time. More info: https://theadhdacademic.weebly.com/learning--adhd-blog-posts/if-youre-denied-your-rights

theADHDAcademic, 2 months ago to ADHD

To do lists. Those marvelous and incredibly useful things that my #ADHD brain randomly forgets exists entirely.

theADHDAcademic, 9 months ago to disability

In the US, you can register for #disability accommodations at any time during your #education, but be aware that the process can take time and potentially involves additional doctor's appointments and hunting for records. If you're registering for the upcoming semester, you might want to start early.

#ADHD #College #HigherEd

https://theadhdacademic.weebly.com/learning--adhd-blog-posts/how-to-register-with-the-disability-office

theADHDAcademic, 4 months ago to ADHD

#ADHD folks make a million connections where a non-ADHD person makes 4. Those connections may be good or bad or genius or ordinary. The connections may be many things.

The volume is overwhelming & sometimes we process them out loud. So yes, it may feel like we're telling you everything. Sorry?

On the plus side, we're communicating and I think that's a good thing. At least you know what we're thinking and don't have to guess...

Post inspired by convo with @ADHDandPhD and Dyi D. Huijg.

theADHDAcademic, 8 months ago to accessibility

sarah madoka currie is not on mastodon but she is an excellent educator and I wanted to pass along the syllabus she just shared for her latest course:

https://t.co/WNntvqEKeI

For those in #HigherEd interested in #pedagogy, it is a great model of #accessibility and inclusion. I find she does an excellent job balancing lots of information with good structure and organization.

@academicchatter

theADHDAcademic, 8 months ago to disability

Another resource is @DisabledInSTEM's Accessibility Review Form. This disability resource is for students (although I would love a version for staff/faculty...).

It's relatively new but a great place to check for academic ableism, success stories, and students can (& should) add to it.

#Disability #HigherEd
#Accessibility
#AcademicChatter
#DisabledInHigherEd
#DisabledInAcademia
#DisabledStudents

@academicchatter

theADHDAcademic, 7 months ago to ukteachers

For those who don't know, you can file an official complaint with the U.S. Office of Civil Rights if your university discriminates against you, and this includes disability discrimination. Will anything change? Honestly, probably not. Will the process take a long time? Most likely. Will there at least be some sort of record? Yes. This last part is why I even suggest the idea.

https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/howto.html?src=rt

#AcademicChatter #AcademicAbleism #StudentRights #Inclusion #education #HigherEd

theADHDAcademic, 5 months ago to ADHD

You know you have #ADHD when the slight smell of disinfectant used somewhere in your vicinity is completely derailing your attempt to focus and write. Gahhhh.

theADHDAcademic, 1 month ago to random

Any other neurodivergent folks get every question wrong in the university's cyber security training or is that just me? I can almost always think of an exception to an answer and am currently failing mine.

#HigherEd #DisabledInSTEM #AcademicAbleism #Neurodiversity #Neurodivergent

theADHDAcademic, 9 days ago to TodayILearned

Honestly, just be kind to your students and you're vastly more inclusive than 75% of other educators in higher ed.

#HigherEd #InclusiveTeaching #AcademicChatter #Teaching

theADHDAcademic, 4 months ago to random

"...all universities in Gaza have been destroyed or damaged, with 4,327 students and 94 academics - including high-ranking administrators - killed and 7,819 injured. ...281 state-run and 65 UNRWA-run primary and secondary schools have been completely or partially destroyed, and 231 teachers and administrators killed. How do we propose to proceed, as humans involved in academic life, if we let this go without comment?"

https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/war-gaza-us-academics-must-stand-with-palestinian-colleagues

#AcademicChatter #FreePalestine

theADHDAcademic, 1 month ago to random

Timely reminder that disabilities are fluid. A person may be symptomatic one day and fine the next. A student may not need accommodations during the semester, but the end of the term rush may make accommodations very necessary. This does NOT mean the student is faking it or taking advantage of you.

#AcademicAbleism #AcademicChatter #InclusiveTeaching #HigherEd

theADHDAcademic, 4 months ago to ADHD

Educators can be more inclusive by saying no to inconsistent deadlines, poorly organized reminders and directions, bans on laptops or doodling in class, convoluted multi-part questions, and other forms of academic ableism. It may not seem like it, but these are all barriers affecting your ADHD students, your traumatic brain injury students, and other brain-based disabilities.

https://theadhdacademic.weebly.com/teaching--adhd-blog-posts/ways-you-unintentionally-create-adhd-hell-for-your-learners

#AcademicChatter #Inclusion #ADHD #TBI #InclusiveTeaching #Accessibility

theADHDAcademic, 11 days ago to disability

As the semester has ended for most folks, I want to remind all disabled students about the US Office of Civil Rights. If you were discriminated against for your disability or denied an accommodation, you have 90 days since the incident to file a complaint.

More info: https://theadhdacademic.weebly.com/learning--adhd-blog-posts/if-youre-denied-your-rights

#Disability #DisabledInSTEM #CivilRights #HigherEd #AcademicChatter #AccessIsLove #AcademicAbleism

theADHDAcademic, 19 days ago to ADHD

If you live in the UK and have ADHD, please take a look at Dr Dyi Dieuwertje Huijg's survey, "ADHD Women: Resisting a Neuronormative World."

Dyi has ADHD herself, and she's one of the few folks I've encountered researching ADHD with ADHD.

Please share with those who may be interested!

https://ddhuijg.com/invite-adhd-women-uk-research-participation-2024/

#ADHD #Neurodiversity

theADHDAcademic, 1 month ago to random

"Professional" is often code for neurotypical and I am so fucking over it.

#Neurodivergent #Neurodiversity #CareerDevelopment #Professionalism #Ableism

theADHDAcademic, 2 months ago to disability

I love the Job Accommodation Network (JAN), but I am a bit surprised that agendas for meetings or clear objectives for meetings isn't an accommodation (for any disability but esp. executive functioning and memory)?

Yes, it's best practice, I know. I need something that proves to HR why I need this. Why meetings with no structure and 100% flexibility impair my memory, ability to organize my mind, plan, & etc

#Disability #ADHD #ExecutiveFunctioning #DisabledInSTEM #AcademicAbleism #TBI #Autism

theADHDAcademic, 2 months ago to ADHD

Yes, there is STILL an ADHD drug shortage.

If you live in the US and have been affected please, please, please, fill out a comment. If you've been unable to fill your prescriptions, let them know how this has affected you. Let them know that this is an important issue. The comment period ends in 33 days.

Lots of good info in Matthew Cortland's post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/99957436

#ADHD #FTC #DrugShortage

theADHDAcademic, 1 month ago to ADHD

Yes, I have what are considered "diverse" interests for academia. My web page, scholarly profiles, and CV all reflect this. I do not fit nicely into a single field. I create bridges. I work across and with different disciplines. When is that going to stop hurting me?

#ADHD #AcademicChatter

theADHDAcademic, 3 days ago to accessibility

Accommodations are hardly ever the solution. For a disabled person to be granted accommodations, we have to jump through numerous hoops, and there is no guarantee they will be granted (it's hardly ever a doctor deciding-it's an institution). Allies build inclusion in so we don't need accommodations.

#AccessIsLove #Accessibility #Inclusion #DisabledInSTEM #Disability

theADHDAcademic, 2 months ago to ADHD

When I lose a thought to ADHD, where does it go? Are certain types of thoughts lost forever? Does my brain have a set threshold where it can recover say 25% of lost thoughts? Does my brain do any type of sorting in terms of the significance of a thought before it loses some thoughts but not others? If my brain sorts before losing thoughts, how effective is this sorting?

Things I wonder about my own brain...

#ADHD #ExecutiveFunctions #Memory

theADHDAcademic, 1 month ago to ADHD

I want to do another PhD focusing on ADHD students and what formal accommodations, teaching methods, and course structures help ADHDers learn.

Who wants me?

#ADHD #Neurodiversity