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Original post by Anon #2
Thanks - somhow managed to bag a 2:1! I know it's only first year and doesn't mean anything but still pleased 
That's brilliant, well done.
Original post by Airmed
I feel so dissociated and I have bllod tests comeibng up
Text me if you need to talk to someone, lovely
Original post by Midnightmemories
Text me if you need to talk to someone, lovely
i will. need to make a doctors appt for my migraines
to all and 
for Anon #2! 
Original post by Airmed
It annoys me that my life is just blood tests and appointments one after another.
It won't always be like that, once you feel better life will go back to how it was before - mostly appointment free! Posted from TSR Mobile
So tired, got woken up by a phone call telling me a bed was on its way to us, its. CUrrently in the living room!
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Original post by Airmed
Got through to DSA. I'm getting a letter out so I can be assessed.
Does anyone here have an idea what support I will receive?
Does anyone here have an idea what support I will receive?
It'll most likely be a mixture of equipment support and support involving people (library mentors, note takers, mental health mentors), tailored to your exact needs.
When I had my one for my Masters, the idea was to give me everything I could possibly need so that I could work from home for large chunks of time, if I ended up in a psychotic episode and was unable to travel into uni
To give you an idea of what I got for my mental health problems from SFE for my PhD, I got:
- A printer/scanner
- A laptop with mind-mapping software, dictaphone software, text-to-speech software and other **** I have no idea about
- Dictaphone with microphone
- A mental health mentor at Royal Holloway
I think those were the main things. At Goldsmiths because I had lectures as part of my MA, I got a notetaker/library mentor, and extended library loans. I could probably get extended library loans for RHUL but I haven't looked into it...
Original post by The_Lonely_Goatherd
It'll most likely be a mixture of equipment support and support involving people (library mentors, note takers, mental health mentors), tailored to your exact needs.
When I had my one for my Masters, the idea was to give me everything I could possibly need so that I could work from home for large chunks of time, if I ended up in a psychotic episode and was unable to travel into uni
To give you an idea of what I got for my mental health problems from SFE for my PhD, I got:
- A printer/scanner
- A laptop with mind-mapping software, dictaphone software, text-to-speech software and other **** I have no idea about
- Dictaphone with microphone
- A mental health mentor at Royal Holloway
I think those were the main things. At Goldsmiths because I had lectures as part of my MA, I got a notetaker/library mentor, and extended library loans. I could probably get extended library loans for RHUL but I haven't looked into it...
When I had my one for my Masters, the idea was to give me everything I could possibly need so that I could work from home for large chunks of time, if I ended up in a psychotic episode and was unable to travel into uni
To give you an idea of what I got for my mental health problems from SFE for my PhD, I got:
- A printer/scanner
- A laptop with mind-mapping software, dictaphone software, text-to-speech software and other **** I have no idea about
- Dictaphone with microphone
- A mental health mentor at Royal Holloway
I think those were the main things. At Goldsmiths because I had lectures as part of my MA, I got a notetaker/library mentor, and extended library loans. I could probably get extended library loans for RHUL but I haven't looked into it...
I don't even know what a ****ing Dictaphone is.
I'll probably get a note taker because I will have a lot of tutorials but then I will have to teach said note taker my system for taking notes... 
Dundee were very nice to me today in emails; they've asked me to make an appointment in September with Disability Services so hopefully I'll get a mentor. Thank you.
Original post by Airmed
I don't even know what a ****ing Dictaphone is. I'll probably get a note taker because I will have a lot of tutorials but then I will have to teach said note taker my system for taking notes...
Dundee were very nice to me today in emails; they've asked me to make an appointment in September with Disability Services so hopefully I'll get a mentor. Thank you.
I'll probably get a note taker because I will have a lot of tutorials but then I will have to teach said note taker my system for taking notes... Dundee were very nice to me today in emails; they've asked me to make an appointment in September with Disability Services so hopefully I'll get a mentor. Thank you.
A dictaphone is a hand-held recording device which can be used to record lectures
Even with the notetaker, I'd advise taking your own notes if you can make it to the lecture, just because people take notes in such varied styles and it may well be a person who's not from your department (or even your uni!) who is taking the notes. Like my first notetaker wrote literally EVERYTHING down. It was an incredible skill!
Original post by The_Lonely_Goatherd
It'll most likely be a mixture of equipment support and support involving people (library mentors, note takers, mental health mentors), tailored to your exact needs.
When I had my one for my Masters, the idea was to give me everything I could possibly need so that I could work from home for large chunks of time, if I ended up in a psychotic episode and was unable to travel into uni
To give you an idea of what I got for my mental health problems from SFE for my PhD, I got:
- A printer/scanner
- A laptop with mind-mapping software, dictaphone software, text-to-speech software and other **** I have no idea about
- Dictaphone with microphone
- A mental health mentor at Royal Holloway
I think those were the main things. At Goldsmiths because I had lectures as part of my MA, I got a notetaker/library mentor, and extended library loans. I could probably get extended library loans for RHUL but I haven't looked into it...
When I had my one for my Masters, the idea was to give me everything I could possibly need so that I could work from home for large chunks of time, if I ended up in a psychotic episode and was unable to travel into uni
To give you an idea of what I got for my mental health problems from SFE for my PhD, I got:
- A printer/scanner
- A laptop with mind-mapping software, dictaphone software, text-to-speech software and other **** I have no idea about
- Dictaphone with microphone
- A mental health mentor at Royal Holloway
I think those were the main things. At Goldsmiths because I had lectures as part of my MA, I got a notetaker/library mentor, and extended library loans. I could probably get extended library loans for RHUL but I haven't looked into it...
Original post by The_Lonely_Goatherd
A dictaphone is a hand-held recording device which can be used to record lectures
Even with the notetaker, I'd advise taking your own notes if you can make it to the lecture, just because people take notes in such varied styles and it may well be a person who's not from your department (or even your uni!) who is taking the notes. Like my first notetaker wrote literally EVERYTHING down. It was an incredible skill!
Even with the notetaker, I'd advise taking your own notes if you can make it to the lecture, just because people take notes in such varied styles and it may well be a person who's not from your department (or even your uni!) who is taking the notes. Like my first notetaker wrote literally EVERYTHING down. It was an incredible skill!
Ah. I thought it was something like that but I didn't want to say. In case I was wrong.
I will make my own notes anyway. I would be like that.
I have no idea what support I shall be getting at college and I'm too scared to email and ask...
I suppose I'm just being silly because I'm not entitled to anything... But it's been asked that I get some stuff because of how certain stuff happened over the past year or so.
They don't have to give me anything and it's probably likely that I've been turned down for some of the things that I will need at the beginning at least...
I think I might be getting stuff like a mentor and study support sessions and a time out card and counselling.
But I wouldn't be surprised if college turn around and say you can't have this and that right away because we have no actual proof you need it...
I suppose I'm just being silly because I'm not entitled to anything... But it's been asked that I get some stuff because of how certain stuff happened over the past year or so.
They don't have to give me anything and it's probably likely that I've been turned down for some of the things that I will need at the beginning at least...
I think I might be getting stuff like a mentor and study support sessions and a time out card and counselling.
But I wouldn't be surprised if college turn around and say you can't have this and that right away because we have no actual proof you need it...
Original post by Anon #2
Thanks - somhow managed to bag a 2:1! I know it's only first year and doesn't mean anything but still pleased Might do at some point thanks It's about someone doing their clinical psychology training in London and all the different people she met in different departments. I read it a few years ago and remember finding it upsetting but found it much easier this time round.
Might do at some point thanks It's about someone doing their clinical psychology training in London and all the different people she met in different departments. I read it a few years ago and remember finding it upsetting but found it much easier this time round.
well done! That's amazing!Oh okay that sounds interesting, might try it sometime. Glad it was easier this time, kind of strange how things change but ties in with recovery I guess.Hope people are all okay
Original post by superwolf
I spoke to his wife - he's doing a fair bit better, fingers crossed will be out in a couple of days!
How've you been in general? And is it long till you find out about that MSc?
How've you been in general? And is it long till you find out about that MSc?Glad to hear that Saber's doing better. Hope to see him around soon!
Not great to be honest. I'd rather not have another post deleted and a message from the mods for the umpteenth time but yeh... Not great at all really. It's a really bad time of year for me to be honest, especially now Andy's gone. Should hear about the MSc after next Monday, like a week or two left to wait? I'm trying so hard to convince myself that I haven't got it because I'm going to be so gutted when I don't get it
Don't know if I can face spending another year here in this house tbh. Original post by Pathway
Here if you need anything.
Here if you need anything.Thank you lovely
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Original post by All-rounder
Wow, there's actually a thread for this? I'm amazed I've never come across it before, glad it's here though and I hope a lot of people find the support here really helpful
Yep, I've been hanging around like a bad smell since... about the fifth edition I think. Some of us just never leave
I'm not even a student any more, haha!
Original post by kiss_me_now9
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Hope you're doing better now.
Original post by Airmed
Got through to DSA. I'm getting a letter out so I can be assessed.
Does anyone here have an idea what support I will receive?
Does anyone here have an idea what support I will receive?
Uhhh, I got a lot of stuff, but when I initially did DSA it was for the HEDS not my MH issues. But a lot of it is basically the same tbh.
I wrote this on another thread:
I got:
- software (Read and Write 11, Mindmap 5.0, Microsoft Office [I didn't have it lol], dictaphone stuff),
- the actual dictaphone and a really good mic,
- all-in-one printer (and £300 credit for paper and ink, photocopying stuff, non-core textbooks - haven't needed to use this tbh),
- internet allowance (£100; don't use as I live in halls and it's free for me anyway),
- they paid for my needs assessment (£600) and training to use the software (£160/half day, I had 3.5 days training)
- ergonomic stuff and,
- for next year I got my needs assessment updated and they added a specialist mentor (£66/hour - 30 hours to use over the course of the academic year).
I was also offered the money back to pay in difference of accommodation for first year, but SFE/DSA declined it, so my uni help with that instead (have helped for both first and second year, my disability adviser says they'll probably help next year too).
- software (Read and Write 11, Mindmap 5.0, Microsoft Office [I didn't have it lol], dictaphone stuff),
- the actual dictaphone and a really good mic,
- all-in-one printer (and £300 credit for paper and ink, photocopying stuff, non-core textbooks - haven't needed to use this tbh),
- internet allowance (£100; don't use as I live in halls and it's free for me anyway),
- they paid for my needs assessment (£600) and training to use the software (£160/half day, I had 3.5 days training)
- ergonomic stuff and,
- for next year I got my needs assessment updated and they added a specialist mentor (£66/hour - 30 hours to use over the course of the academic year).
I was also offered the money back to pay in difference of accommodation for first year, but SFE/DSA declined it, so my uni help with that instead (have helped for both first and second year, my disability adviser says they'll probably help next year too).
I also had a disability adviser assigned to me by my uni but that wasn't part of DSA, last year a counsellor was assigned to me who I should be having next year too and extended loans for the books in the short-term loans section of the library.
I got individual exam arrangements as well:
- own room,
- own invigilator,
- 15 minutes extra writing time per hour,
- 30 minutes extra non-writing time per exam,
- use of a laptop or scribing depending on pain levels/fatigue, and
- exams not on consecutive days (new for next year because I struggled so much this year).
I'd say depending on how you're affected by your MH problems you could probably get similar support, it also depends on your uni for a lot of stuff.
This was probably super long, but it should give you a good idea of what could be available.
