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| Abstract Title: | Exploring learner variability and disability identity in STEM students with ADHD |
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| Abstract: | Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has been the subject of a growing body of psychological and recently, neurological research. The majority of this research has been behavioral and deficit-oriented, focused on "coping" and ways of controlling ADHD behavior to function within institutional norms. This focus persists despite compelling evidence that physiological variations are responsible for ADHD behavior, over which "control" is limited and institutional "functionality" becomes discriminatory. This is evidenced by the lack of scientific works examining ADHD from a positive perspective. In this study, we analyze interviews of STEM students and faculty at Texas State University (a large Hispanic-Serving Institution) who have been diagnosed with ADHD. These interviews will explore learner variability based on interviewees' experiences in STEM fields, and their perceptions of personal strengths that may be unique to their variant neurobiology and/or their life experience as members of a marginalized academic group. |
| Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster Presentation |
| Session Time: | Poster Session 1 Room D |
| Poster Number: | 1D-8 |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Kaleigh Salty Texas State University San Marcos, TX 78666 Phone: 8052081808 |
| Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
co author: Eleanor Close, Texas State University |
