{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65a0138896da9600174acfbe/68e54cb653a5e2858fca6908?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep.35 Neurodivergence Support and the PhD","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65a0138896da9600174acfbe/1759857525960-4cde4384-e199-4e87-9185-6ba6ba3f663e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Our hosts, Soukaina and Reverie, are joined by Zeyad Altholoth. Zeyad is a fellow PhD student at Royal Holloway University of London in the Department of Health Studies. In this episode, Zeyad shares his experiences of starting PhD study as a student with ADHD, discusses the importance of normalising conversations about neurodiversity, and explains how to access specialist support within the University. Lastly, he provides top tips on study environments and assistive technology for other ‘neuro-spicy’ students.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Stay tuned until the end of the episode for this week’s <em>Brain Bites</em>: <strong>Is multi-factor authentication counterproductive to data privacy?</strong>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>This episode was produced by Reverie Black and hosted by Soukaina Ben Abdallah.</p><p>Sound engineering by <a href=\"https://pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/en/persons/teale-failla/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Teale Failla</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Thank you to the <a href=\"https://intranet.royalholloway.ac.uk/doctoral-school/home.aspx\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Doctoral School at Royal Holloway University of London</a> for sponsoring this podcast.</p><p><br></p><p>For further information about <em>The Other Kind of Doctor</em> podcast and team, please visit our website: <a href=\"https://theotherkindofdoctor.wordpress.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://theotherkindofdoctor.wordpress.com</a>.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted on Acast. See <a href=\"https://www.acast.com/privacy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Royal Holloway Doctoral School"}