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Navigating STEM Studies with Autism: Power of Diagnosis, Knowledge, and Support Network

Follow the journey of a STEM student navigating undergraduate and postgraduate degrees with autistic traits. Explore the impact of diagnosis, knowledge, and support network on academic and personal success. Discover insights, challenges, and achievements through diagnosis stories and personal experiences.

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Navigating STEM Studies with Autism: Power of Diagnosis, Knowledge, and Support Network

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  1. Mark Graham BSc PGCE, University of Greenwich Are you a masochist? The reality of studying STEMundergraduate and postgraduate degrees withmultiple autistic traits

  2. The power of Diagnosis, Knowledge and a Support Network (Plus a little medication)

  3. Pre-Dx (Diagnosis) • School : 1 C (physics) 6 D’s • Inability to hold down a Job • Unable to hold a relationship down • Road Rage ?

  4. Diagnosis story • Doctor with ADHD nephew : Its depression • Chris Kamen • Psychologist • Maudsley hospital, Denmark hill. • University of Greenwich

  5. *AccessAbility Ambassador Role Prendergast college @ SLC 10/mar Music is science Ambassador day • Open days • Transition scheme • Support Network

  6. University of Greenwich

  7. Making the most of my life

  8. Would I have achieved this without Dx • BSc Computer Science (Hons) 1st class • Campaigner of the Year • Student Employee of the Year (Overall National) • PGCE Maths (Secondary) • Fillta

  9. Fillta – Using my disability knowledge Other Assistive software? http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fillta/data-curation-filtering-and-visualization

  10. Extending my support Probably asked this already in one form or another but here I go again.  I have just had an email off a lady who says that the "orthodox" way for dealing with ADHD is that children grow out of ADHD.  Does this mean I can't be diagnosed as a 37 year old? http://aadduk.proboards.com My Housemates friend with 2 BA’s and an MA in SPLDS…..

  11. Was is easy along the way ?*BiMonSciFiCon! Seem happy yeah? What about Robocop ? “We can’t treat you specially” – Prof. P. Smith – UoG TorkelKlingberg suggested “we should acknowledge and embrace our desire for information and mental challenges, but try to find a balance between demand and capacity”. *http://boingboing.net/2005/10/17/madeup-words-from-th.html

  12. What’s next ? ….and then ? http://www.colne.essex.sch.uk/ Diet Coke =) Would I have done it if I knew how hard it was going to be? “When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that Happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down “Happy”. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.” – John Lennon

  13. Questions ?

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