The PhD Life Raft - Being a Neurodivergent Scholar with Gilly Mckeown Grad School is Hard, but.....

This season of Grad School is Hard, But...I'm featuring my awesome colleagues and the greatest hits from the first three seasons while I am out on parental leave! This week's episode is from the awesome The PhD Life Raft Podcast! This is the podcast for you if you are currently doing a PhD; are working with PhD students; or just living with someone who is on a PhD journey. The PhD Life Raft focuses on sharing insights and experiences around common issues like anxiety, procrastination, imposter syndrome, and work-life balance. Host Dr Emma Brodzinski talks to students, supervisors and experts in the field of wellbeing and mental health who share actionable tips and additional resources. Doing a PhD is tough. The PhD Life Raft is here to help you get through.





This week’s guest is the amazing Gilly McKeown AKA @neurodivergent_researcher.



We begin by talking through the twists and turns of Gilly’s own story; and her spirit of curiosity  will be an inspiration to anyone who is still trying to find their ‘thing’.



We then talk about her own late diagnosis of Autism and self-diagnosis of ADHD and the possibilities and challenges she faces as a neurodivergent scholar.



Gilly shares some of the strategies that she has found useful and promotes finding community as a way of accessing information and support.



Here are some of the references Gilly recommends:

Twitter -

@drmbotha

@autisticscienceperson

@jacdenhouting

@katybenson20

@desirjones

@kaydenstockwell





Instagram -

@actually_aspling

@notesfromthephysicslab

@sara_theadhdacademic





Facebook Groups -

Neurodivergent Graduate Students

Autistic Researchers Researching Autism



You can contact Gilly here:

Instagram is neurodivergent_researcher

Facebook is that too

Twitter is gemckeown1

Website is neurodivergentresearcher.com

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