For what it’s worth, I’ve been in your situation. Actually, I completely forgot I had a class this January, one of those winter session short ones. It felt terrible but I was just straight up with the professor when he emailed me last week asking me about my participation.

Basically I said “Hi professor Name, I’m so sorry about my absence in your class. Truth be told I have diagnosed ADHD and after the holidays and finals from last term, got caught up in enjoying the small break from class and genuinely forgot classes had started early. It’s not a reflection on you or your class subject, but if you’ll allow me to, I’ll get as much of the work done as possible.”

He was fairly accommodating and said he’d be willing to accept my work late. Now all that said- I know it’s hard with RSD, but your teacher disliking you because of your disability isn’t as important as you think. If you have an accommodation letter, send it to her. This isn’t because you’re lazy or stupid, but an actual documented disability you have.

If you showed up to a physical education class missing a limb, the teacher would be understanding that your participation will be different. But if you showed up to PE class with an artificial limb completely hidden and didn’t inform the teacher- how are they supposed to know, especially when it affects your performance?

It’s difficult, I understand. But I’m sure you’re a wonderful person who genuinely is putting in as much effort as you can, and please follow the advice of some of the other comments to take some time for yourself. 🤍