A lot of people often ask what my experience with post secondary education has been like while living with a mental illness such as schizoaffective disorder. In this video, I share what my experiences were like with my first two undergraduate degrees, and then also my more recent attempt at a graduate degree. I share why I ended up leaving my Masters program, and what I could have done differently.

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:36 Highschool
02:23 Starting university
04:42 The ableist structure
05:33 Typical age of diagnosis
06:14 Falling behind
08:26 Feeling like I was cheating
09:20 Taking a medical leave of absence
09:55 Finishing my second degree
12:16 Masters program
13:30 A mistake not to disclose
15:15 Falling behind, again
16:32 Disclosing to my supervisor
18:34 Medical leave of absence, again
20:24 Your own experience can be different
22:34 Universities prove they can make accommodations

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