Hi everyone - we have a request to reach out and ask the community "what accommodations have other individuals secured and used for ADHD and depression at the PhD level?" The individual is in evolutionary biology and they're wondering if they're missing out on useful supports
As always - feel free to reply directly to the post or message us and we'll keep the content anonymous! Safety first
One PhD student in English reported anonymously that they were given extra time on comps and extended deadlines for coursework/milestones.
Another grad student explained that they use Kurzweil to read papers. The student provides proof of owning a textbook or other book, and the disability office tracks down a PDF version that can be used for digital searching, highlighting, or for listening to it as an audiobook.
Other anonymous supports recommended to us include: teaching schedule consideration or particular teaching time slots. Also recommended is adaptive tech/software, like a livescribe pen for notetaking, or kurzweil 3000 for reading and annotating texts.
Anonymous comment: an individual recommended accommodations for some work from home permissions, and for hybrid lab meetings so remote workers can still attend. The author noted that these access measures end up helping EVERYONE not just the person with the accommodation.
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