Five sentence summary ADHD students are seen as less deserving of accommodations and of having a low work ethic by staff in disability/accessibility offices. Respondents without racial bias training more likely to discriminate based on race. Disability Offices are not only gatekeepers of accommodations for students but they also serve as educators to faculty, staff, and other students, which makes the impact of their bias against ADHD even more concerning. How can we reimagine what an ADHD-affirmative learning or work space would feel like when it isn't safe to ask questions about what is and isn't feasible for our brains? "Bias in education disability accommodations" published in the journal Economics of Education Review, compared invisible disabilities to visible disabilities, using ADHD and a visual impairment. The study was exploring biases underscoring students' access to accommodations. The results, while perhaps unsurprising, are concerning. ADHD students are seen as less deserving of accommodations. This is as judged by staff within disability offices. Again, this study found that staff within the disability office are more likely to view ADHD students as less deserving of accommodations. The authors concluded that the perception is that ADHD students have a lower work ethic.
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Five sentence summary: This post includes a bunch of resources on ADHD including blog posts, podcasts, info on diagnosis, support groups, where I look for research, and more. Please feel free to suggest more resources. For the blogs, podcasts, and groups, I've included the ones I know at least a little something about. This is not an exhaustive list by any means! Be careful and do your homework. While there's definitely more content on the web about ADHD, not all of it is good content. Not all of it is clearly communicated, or it includes science that is suspicious (unproven, biased, or otherwise problematic), or it is all from the same types of voices we always hear from (think white folks with ADHD- and yes, I am a white person with ADHD). I have to give a few disclaimers here about ADHD, science, and personal experiences.
This is not an exhaustive compilation of ADHD resources by any means! In most cases, I try and suggest podcasts, bloggers, and content I am familiar with or follow myself (see the diagnosis heading though). In some cases I may not personally attend a support group, like the ones run by ADHD Babes for example, but I've corresponded with the creators and kept my eye on the group long enough to feel comfortable supporting ADHD Babes and recommending them as a resource, knowing they're ethical and do good work. Please feel free to suggest more resources, although know that I may or may not be able to check them out soon. Resources elsewhere on this very siteI wish I understood Weebly better or had created this website differently, because I know it's not organized as clearly as I would like. Here are some more places for information within this site that might be useful Virtual study and work groups Perspectives and resources on ADHD and learning, everything from writing to coding to neurodivergent open scholarship. Resources for teaching and ADHD (both if you're teaching ADHD students and if you're an ADHD educator yourself) Podcasts
Blogs & websites Rene Brooks runs Black Girl Lost Keys and is wonderful. She has ADHD and has all sorts of advice, fidgets you can purchase, a cool water bottle that has the pill container in it, and guides for everything from meal planning to cleaning your house. Rachel Idowu is the force behind Adulting with ADHD. She covers social inequities in ADHD, ADHD and grief, how she got her diagnosis, and much more. Public Neurodiversity Support Center includes ADHD and is a good stop for information and folks to follow on social media. Where to look for community & support Many of these groups also have websites that are great resources, so you may want to check them out for that reason also. ADHD Hive was created by Ross and Marie and in addition to running free sessions for body doubling, co-working, creative writing, etc., they also have podcasts, and share other resources. They're regularly running support groups. ADHD Babes is for Black women and Black gender minorities. They are always doing support groups and various community activities. White folks, please respect this space and do not ask to join their sessions. Yes, ADHD Babes is awesome and I totally wish I could join them too, but there are plenty of other spaces. The Unicorn Squad is a Facebook group created for Black marginalized genders created by Rene Brooks. Again, white folks, please respect this space. Marc Almodovar founded ADHD Men's Support which is a Facebook community specifically for men. He also does meet-ups. NDPostgrads is a support network for neurodivergent PhDs, early career researchers, and postgraduate researchers with regular meetings. Reason Network (Researchers and Students on Neurodiversity) is for neurodivergent students, academics, and staff in higher education. Get in touch with them at [email protected] if you're not on Twitter. They're in the process of setting up a website and Discord server. Central ADHD has a Discord for university and college students with ADHD and they do study sessions and events. Neurodivergent on Campus is a Discord group started in 2023. ADHDDesigner does body doubling/co-working sessions on Twitch. JPB Gerald has a Discord for People of Color who are neurodivergent. Contact him through Twitter (@JPBGerald) or email ([email protected]) him to join. Diagnosis & Care Getting an ADHD diagnosis is by no means a requirement, although it can open doors. Access to diagnosis depends on health insurance, geography, $$$, race, age, and gender. The pandemic increased the number of virtual or telehealth options for ADHD treatment and diagnosis (Some operate in all states and others have more limitations). In the US, the cost for assessment alone (assuming paying out of pocket) seems to be around $150. There are options like ADHD Online does official assessments for $149 in all 50 states and seems to have good reviews from Twitter folks, Circle Medicine for $249 for two needed appointments, KarityADHD for $149, and others (note that I do not have any personal experience with being diagnosed for ADHD through virtual means). JPB Gerald talks about his diagnosis in, "How my ADHD Diagnosis Gave Me Permission to Stop Trying too Hard." Black and Neurodiverse (BAND) has an assessment fund that certain folks can apply for when the application period is open. Like I said, there are limitations, including living in the UK and being between the ages of 18-30. I believe this assessment fund is offered periodically, so if it is not available, I apologize. Please check back again or contact them for more information. Pursuing a diagnosis in Scotland as an international student is discussed in this Voices of Academia podcast episode (transcript). Online news article, "Why women may wait decades for an ADHD diagnosis" on women in the UK. You can read Rachel Idowu's experience, "How I got my ADHD diagnosis on the NHS". Science and nerdy resources and groups The Intersectional Neurodiversity and Disability Reading Groups both meet monthly and are neurodivergent-led and disabled-led. They read intersectional academic texts on neurodiversity and/or disability. They also have a YouTube channel, host webinars, and put on a fabulous flipped webinar on disability and race in 2021 and you can read all of the blog posts.
I like ScienceDaily as a general news website because their posts are generally short, well-written, and they have an ADHD tag so it is easier to find the latest research. I also like Neuroscience News and they have an ADHD tag as well. I created a list on Twitter of folks and groups studying ADHD and/or attention and memory. Please feel free to recommend more folks and accounts. Unfortunately most of the news sites I've found (ScienceDaily and Neuroscience News) that conglomerate studies contain research that largely confirms to a medical model of disability, so it can be disheartening to read a lot of content about your deficiencies and the cost of ADHD. If anyone knows of good sources consolidating social science research on ADHD, or scientific research on ADHD following more of a social disability model, please let me know. |
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