Are you a masochist? The reality of studying STEM undergraduate 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 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) 1 st class Campaigner of the Year Student Employee of the Year (Overall National) PGCE Maths (Secondary) Fillta

Fillta – Using my disability knowledge Other Assistive software? rojects/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 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? 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 suggestedTorkel Klingberg suggested “we should acknowledge and embrace our desire for information and mental challenges, but try to find a balance between demand and capacity”. *

What’s next ? ….and then ? 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 ?