Conference Session

Disability Track - Technical Session IV

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Cassandra J. Groen, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech; Ashley Shew, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

Disability

, and I did that for two years […] and I ended up withdrawing from two semesters worth of classes just because my grades were bad and I just wasn’t enjoying it. I knew I wanted to do something different. […] For one of them I was able to medically resign for the semester, and I know that sounds terrible, and I don’t mind sharing this, but I found out that I had ADD, and apparently I’ve had it my whole life.Receiving a diagnosis enabled Anthony to take a step back from his education, find a medicationto manage his symptoms, and research other types of engineering that would be better suited forhis interests. During this time, Anthony took agency in his situation and was, in a way,advocating for himself against a