Dissertation Committee and Neurodiversity
I couldn’t necessarily find a sub about grad school on the spectrum so if anyone knows of such, let me know. Apologies if this isn’t the right sub to ask my question.
I am in early dissertation writing and have gotten my committee squared away. My main advisor/ chair is neurodivergent and we actually connected through that challenge. That’s besides the point, but two of my committee members I worked with prior for an internship and grant writing a proposal with one.
Over Christmas break I was assessed and diagnosed with autism and adhd. While my main supervisor knows, the others don’t. But now with the diagnosis and them all happy to be part of this journey, I wonder if disclosing my diagnosis would be helpful just for an understanding of my brain. A huge part of me says I’m being silly; my assessor told me a lot of people in grad school are likely on the spectrum, especially when the topic is our hyperfixation. Both of them are on different times zones and doing full time jobs so I don’t want to cause inconveniences. Has anyone experienced anything like this and how did it tur out, would you do it again?Thanks if you read this far.apologies fir typed too, my phone is being stupid.
Posted Feb 25, 2026, 9:07 PM UTC