Posted by Iren Newhouse

In Reply to: Learning Disabilities and higher education posted by Thu Nguyen

I remember your post, but at the time I didn't have time to respond
[needed to deal with school regarding our LD daughter].

I have a Ph D in a physical science. There, the relationship between
student & research director is supposed to be close. I worked in
industry before going for my ph d, & one of my ph d coworkers told me
"Irene, there is only one other choice you can make in your life that
will come close in importance to your choice of research director, and
that is your choice of spouse". He wasn't being facetious.

Not all professors are self-consumed arrogant twits. However, it is
possible - and I can name some cases if pressed - of entire departments
composed mostly of egomaniacal twits, because once there's a couple
of them, they can make life so disgusting, the nice professors go find a
job at a more congenial college or university. I do hope you are not
enrolled at one of these pathological places.

Can you find a reference with a description of your disability on the web
or in a book? I found with my daughter that it was extremely helpful to
give her teachers a 2-1/2 page description of encopresis, when that was
still a problem for her. They went from grossed-out to sympathetic
immediately. It was something I found on the web, too.

Best of luck!
Iren Newhouse

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