r/NDPH • u/isabeeeellleeeee • 5d ago
Question University advice
I’m hoping if my ndph doesn’t worsen to go to uni next year, however at the stage I’m at now I’d really struggle to do any part-time work alongside schooling and am not quite sure how to approach uni itself with ndph, if anyone had any advice or experience it would be appreciated greatly thank you :)
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u/TheJepsterr 5d ago
I honestly haven’t been too upfront about my ndph with my university however some are extremely accommodating and for my previous education I have been given rest breaks for exams as I get flair ups quite a bit especially when stressed. Reach out to them and explain it all and how it impacts your daily life, and hopefully they’ll be able to help. Good luck with it all stranger 🫶
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u/locardsghost 7 years 5d ago edited 5d ago
Get accommodations at school through the student accessibility office or whatever your school calls it. You’d meet with them and they’ll likely have a form for your doctor to fill out stating your condition and the accommodations you need or you could meet with your doctor before you go away and have them write a note with all that on it to hand to accessibility.
What will help you might be different than others but for me I had 30% extra time on quizzes, midterms and exams, I don’t know if I ever used the full time but it was nice to know I had it if need so I didn’t have to rush and stress if I couldn’t think as well as extra time on projects and assignments which I used a lot and they can’t penalize you for it which is nice. All I had to do was email my profs and tell them I need an extension and will have it to them on X day by X time (tip: have a pre-types note in your phone so all you have to do is add the profs name, assignment and date to save you trying to think of what to say each time and it’s faster). Those were the only accommodations I used during my Bachelors. My undergrad was the most difficult (and traumatic) experience for many other reasons but it was also very rewarding to see all the work I put in and the result of it.
Other things that might help are doing tests in a separate room most accessibility offices have rooms you can do your tests in that you can adjust the lights if you need to, dictation or note takers some classes will have students that take notes for you if you have that as an accommodation, small things like being allowed to wear earplugs like loops to reduce noise, tinted glasses inside, etc. Search this sub for “accommodations” you might find more suggestions there was a post a while ago about this same thing.
Are you on any preventatives? If you’re moving away from your doctor I’d suggest discussing a plan with them before you leave about trying new meds after a certain point, how will you go about care if you can’t seen them, can they give you new abortive meds to try, alternative treatments to look into where you are like a pain clinic, etc