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Neurodivergent Tips from the D&C Community

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Thank you to all the members of our community who contributed to this list.    Generic Tips Which Apply to Multiple Diagnoses  Add your accessibility requirements to your email footer:  e.g. I am disabled and can sometimes struggle in responding to emails, thank you for your patience. If I have not responded within 2 working days, I may have missed your message and require prompting through a secondary message. Thank you for your understanding.  whiteboards can be really helpful for getting your ideas out or thinking through things.  Goblin Tools is an amazing website that can help with breaking down
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Advice That Would Have Helped Me in My First Year

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This piece was first published in Edition 1, 2021. Beginning university is an exciting yet overwhelming time. The sooner you understand certain aspects of university life, the less stressed you will feel. Here’s a list of all the things I wish I knew when I started studying at Monash to help you feel more prepared.  Take Orientation (O) week seriously I know that’s probably the last thing that a new student wants to hear. Why start studying a week earlier than semester starts? The answer is simple, it actually will help you later on. When O-week starts, your units for
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Study Advice from a Jaffy

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By Gavin Douch Useful, accessible and COVID-proof advice, right at your fingertips Editor's Note: Lot's Wife did not receive payment for this post. Our intention is to promote outstanding creative efforts by students in our community I’m a first year Monash student with a strong interest in app development. Not long ago I made an app called StudyStreaks to help fellow students study effectively: I didn’t know just how relevant it would be to the current global health situation when I made it! Studying and staying motivated weren’t easy before, and now it is harder than ever with all the
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