DSA for Borderline Personality disorder/ EUPD
Hi guys, I am about to enter my second year of my health care degree and i have recently been diagnosed with EUPD/BPD and i would like to know what support i can get from DSA when applying and what they might be able to do for me. For example I have problems with becoming extremely anxious, hyperactivity and insomnia to the point i stay up and obsess on something for 2 days straight, and major dissociation would be the symptoms that most affect my studying as i find it extremely difficul to concentrate in lectures (thank god i chose a practical career lol). I also cannot seem to cope with exam stress and it triggers me into an episode and i tend to spiral out of control and want to run away when doing exams. I am working on this but any advice as to how they could help or what support i might get would be extremely helpful. Thanks X
You might get various types of software, perhaps a dictaphone/note taker (unsure), specialist MH mentor, individual exam arrangements, etc. Honestly, there's a lot of help out there, your assessor will help you figure out what you might need to support you through your time at university.
It might be worth writing down things that affect your ability to study. So for me because of being dissociated a lot I forget what is going on a lot, so a dictaphone (and full access to all recorded lectures) was a good choice. It meant that even if I did dissociate in a lecture or whatever, I had that as a back up to refer back to. I also have crappy concentration, so reading is a pain - I have (and still use despite graduating in 2016!) text-to-speech software on large chunks of text. I have major issues with motivation and a specialist mental health mentor was so helpful in helping me stay on track and manage my time effectively, especially around deadlines.
Basically, think about all the issues your BPD/EUPD causes you when trying to study and write them down. Your assessor will think of ways to mitigate those issues with you. Good luck!
It might be worth writing down things that affect your ability to study. So for me because of being dissociated a lot I forget what is going on a lot, so a dictaphone (and full access to all recorded lectures) was a good choice. It meant that even if I did dissociate in a lecture or whatever, I had that as a back up to refer back to. I also have crappy concentration, so reading is a pain - I have (and still use despite graduating in 2016!) text-to-speech software on large chunks of text. I have major issues with motivation and a specialist mental health mentor was so helpful in helping me stay on track and manage my time effectively, especially around deadlines.
Basically, think about all the issues your BPD/EUPD causes you when trying to study and write them down. Your assessor will think of ways to mitigate those issues with you. Good luck!
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You might get various types of software, perhaps a dictaphone/note taker (unsure), specialist MH mentor, individual exam arrangements, etc. Honestly, there's a lot of help out there, your assessor will help you figure out what you might need to support you through your time at university.
It might be worth writing down things that affect your ability to study. So for me because of being dissociated a lot I forget what is going on a lot, so a dictaphone (and full access to all recorded lectures) was a good choice. It meant that even if I did dissociate in a lecture or whatever, I had that as a back up to refer back to. I also have crappy concentration, so reading is a pain - I have (and still use despite graduating in 2016!) text-to-speech software on large chunks of text. I have major issues with motivation and a specialist mental health mentor was so helpful in helping me stay on track and manage my time effectively, especially around deadlines.
Basically, think about all the issues your BPD/EUPD causes you when trying to study and write them down. Your assessor will think of ways to mitigate those issues with you. Good luck!
It might be worth writing down things that affect your ability to study. So for me because of being dissociated a lot I forget what is going on a lot, so a dictaphone (and full access to all recorded lectures) was a good choice. It meant that even if I did dissociate in a lecture or whatever, I had that as a back up to refer back to. I also have crappy concentration, so reading is a pain - I have (and still use despite graduating in 2016!) text-to-speech software on large chunks of text. I have major issues with motivation and a specialist mental health mentor was so helpful in helping me stay on track and manage my time effectively, especially around deadlines.
Basically, think about all the issues your BPD/EUPD causes you when trying to study and write them down. Your assessor will think of ways to mitigate those issues with you. Good luck!
Thank you this sounds really good. I guess I could take a few notes with me to my needs assessment about what my symptoms are. Is the text to speech software effective , does it work properly as that's something that sounds really helpful to be honest especially when I do not have the ability to pay attention! Thanks for your help x
I've just had a DSA assessment for various issues, including EUPD. I've been offered a mental health mentor who I can meet up and talk to if i'm struggling and various types of software for the laptop, such as a cool brainstorming organisational app, a programme that reads text to me if i'm feeling manic or struggling to concentrate on reading, as well as a dictaphone speech to text software which I personally declined but it may be of some use to you. It seemed pretty accurate!
