Hello, I'm relatively new here. I was diagnosed with ADHD in Feb. I'm a fourth-year undergrad student and I had been doing quite well with classes and grades but with the shift to online-only classes, I have been really struggling. Without reasonable access to professors or accommodations to have some deadlines extended, I have been very stressed and getting chronic migraines.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Hi, I'm in a similar situation except I'm getting accomodations and they're working well for me. If you have been formally diagnosed, your university should have a pathway to demand reasonable accommodation via a disabled student organization.
Deadline extensions are common so I'm surprised you're having difficulty (though I've met my share of professors who don't 'believe' in ADHD). Anywho, if you have applied for disabled student services, your instructors have to work with you or your disability advisor on accommodations that meet your needs.
In addition to deadline extensions and extended time on in class assignments or labs, I'm also using note taking software/app by Sonocent. It's called Glean. I like it. Helps me recap what I miss in moments of distraction and it's easy to use.
Your professors should also be keeping a form of office hours available for interaction either via email or an online video/chat platform.
If these things are not established in your institution you may have to bite the bullet and self advocate to receive the attention and help you need. You're well within your rights to reach out to the professors and ask them to work with you.
If you simply have not signed up for disabled student services because of stigma or shame, do yourself a favor and apply anyway. No one will be privy to the qualifying condition and you'll have the leverage of institutional requirements to help you negotiate accommodations that truly meet your needs.
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