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mentioning autism in personal statement for uni?

piggy1401

hiya,

I am currently trying to write my personal statement for Uni and wasn't sure if mentioning my autism was a good idea or not. I want to say something like "I read an article on ‘psychology today’ which suggested that the prefrontal cortex, the home of the working memory, is one of the regions of the brain most affected by autism. In my case, autism has given me an incredible memory and an unrelenting focus on my passions, one of which is psychology.".

I'm not sure if mentioning autism is going to have a negative effect. I don't want to limit my chances however at the same time, autism is something which makes me me and it's definitely a major reason why psychology interests me so much. ( I want to study psychology at Uni)

opinions are much appreciated,

Alisha xx

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  • My daughter was diagnosed when she was already at university. After disclosing, she received some useful accommodations from the university - software (mostly for organising, to offset executive function issues), a microphone for recording lectures, 25% longer in exams and having exams in small rooms with only a few other people present. By law, you should not be discriminated against in the application procedure for declaring a disability, which autism is classed as.

  • in reply to Martin

    I had a lot of arrangements, at Uni, but simply lost all enthusiasm for IT at Final Year. Plus, I never has an Entrepreneurial Bone in my Body.

    Nowadays, I see the Bizarro World of Enterprise, these days, and no longer partake in the rat-race.

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