neurodivergent in STEM – SISTER

a high school classroom, from the viewpoint of the teacher's desk. There are rows of student desks in the middle of the room and lab tables lining the walls. Visible behind the teacher's document camera are cardboard standees of scientists with marginalized identities, rather than students. The image was taken during the pandemic.

Having ADHD doesn’t mean you’re not cut out for STEM

Too often, educators mistake the symptoms of ADHD for a lack of care or interest in the subject.

A collage of black and white neurons with a single rainbow colored section of neurons

A life of the neurodivergent mind

I entered graduate school thinking I’d live a “life of the mind.” I just didn’t think it’d be my mind specifically.