Doctoral Students with LD and/or ADHD: Decision to Disclose and/or Request Accommodations

Autor/in	Darby, Alexa
Titel	Doctoral Students with LD and/or ADHD: Decision to Disclose and/or Request Accommodations
Quelle	In: Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 21 (2023) 2, S.195-210 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1937-6928
Schlagwörter	Students with Disabilities; Doctoral Students; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Learning Disabilities; Self Disclosure (Individuals); Student Experience; Academic Accommodations (Disabilities); Student Needs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung; Doctoral studies; Doctorate studies; Doctoral candidate; Doktorandenprogramm; Doktorand; Doktorandin; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Studienerfahrung
Abstract	More students with disabilities are entering doctoral programs now than ever before (Welding, 2023). The processes these students must undertake to disclose their disability and request accommodations are complex. The purpose of this study was to examine the factors associated with doctoral students with learning disabilities (LD) and/or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) disclosing to the university disability resources office, their instructors, and their faculty advisors. Twenty-one doctoral students with LD and/or ADHD participated in one-hour semi-structured Zoom interviews. The students were asked to describe their experiences in their doctoral program and their rationale for disclosure or nondisclosure and requesting or not requesting accommodations. Findings showed that doctoral students with LD and/or ADHD decide on disclosing their disability and requesting an accommodation when the need outweighs the risk. Doctoral students with LD and/or ADHD disclosed when they needed accommodations in their courses, on comprehensive exams, or for writing research papers and/or their dissertation. Seven students disclosed to their disability resources office to request accommodations in their coursework. The areas in which participants needed the most support were writing research papers and their dissertation. Eighteen of the 21 participants went to their advisor for this support. Those who did not disclose made this choice due to not needing support or fear of how they would be perceived. This research supports Boggs' (2021), Devol's (2022), and Tamjeed et al.'s (2021) findings that doctoral students with disabilities have unique needs that need to be further examined. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Learning Disabilities Worldwide, Inc. P.O. Box 142, Weston, MA 02493. Tel: 781-890-5399; Fax: 781-890-0555; Web site: http://www.ldw-ldcj.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01