Are you a masochist? The reality of studying STEM undergraduate and postgraduate degrees with...

Are you a masochist?

The reality of studying STEMundergraduate and postgraduate degrees with

multiple autistic traits

Mark Graham BSc PGCE, University of Greenwich

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

Pre-Dx (Diagnosis)

• School : 1 C (physics) 6 D’s• Inability to hold down a Job• Unable to hold a relationship down• Road Rage ?

Diagnosis story

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

*AccessAbility Ambassador Role

Prendergast college @ SLC 10/mar Music is science Ambassador day

• Open days• Transition scheme• Support Network

University of Greenwich

Making the most of my life

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

Fillta – Using my disability knowledge

Other Assistive software?

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fillta/data-curation-filtering-and-visualization

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…..

Was is easy along the way ?*BiMonSciFiCon!

Seem happy yeah? What about Robocop ?

“We can’t treat you specially” – Prof. P. Smith – UoG

Torkel Klingberg 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

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

Questions ?