Balancing the Experience of Being a Neurodivergent Academic
The AuDHD Academic I came across this paper today and really enjoyed reading it: Kattari, S. K., & Erickson, D. (2025). “If you’re asking for my diversity, you’re asking for all of me”:…
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Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria
If you asked me if given the choice would I like to be neurotypical, the answer would be a definite no. Although there are challenges to being AuDHD, now that…
Advice for Aspiring Autistic Academics
I review two research articles about autistic academics by Professor Sandra Jones. The characteristics and motivations of autistic people can be well-suited to an academic career but barriers still exist.
Autism and ADHD in Academia?
How prevalent is neurodiversity within academia? I’ve carried out a brief search of the published literature on this topic and can find nothing! The research on prevalence in any context…
Why create “The AuDHD Academic”?
I am a female at birth, late diagnosed autistic ADHD person (AuDHD). I’ve worked in UK higher education for over 25 years and I have a passion for teaching and…