Re: University/College Faculty with AD/HD

[ellamama]

Congratulations! I’m a PhD/ADHD m’self; I’ve no doubt there’re many in academia who–diagnosed or not–have ADHD and/or LDs, I’m not sure that I’d walk into a classroom wearing an AD/HD t-shirt, but I think that there shouldn’t be any trouble with admitting you’re not good at, e.g., getting paperwork in on time. How this may/will impact your career depends on LOTS of different factors, in particular your area of study and the institution where you’re located. For an assortment of reasons, I’m not in a university, I work for a consulting firm. As such, I can (in theory) rely on the support of others. If you’re in a place where you’ll have to do grant writing being one of those “last minute creative thinkers” can be a tremendous asset–but only if you (or someone else) can manage to get all the forms filled in and everything done ON TIME.

I’m not sure if this helped, but, IMHO, I promise you won’t be the only one in academia with ADHD! Good luck!

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