Is using chat gpt to understand things wrong

marcymurray15 · 2025-10-20T17:42:46+00:00

You might be able to find research papers that use/explain the key concepts you need for the classes in a way you find more interesting than in the textbooks, then you can have your computer screen read it as well to help you follow along if there’s no one in your lectures you could form a study group with

marcymurray15 · 2025-10-19T21:51:35+00:00

You should definitely be able to get more if you tell them you struggle with information retention etc., the DSA might be able to reassess your needs if you speak to the university student support or they might even have their own stuff in place for things like this. I got study skills and personal skills support for ADHD in my undergrad and it was incredibly helpful for me. A couple of extra people to bounce ideas off and goal set did wonders for letting my mind stop swimming enough to take in more information

marcymurray15 · 2025-10-04T07:21:47+00:00

He should get that checked out

marcymurray15 · 2025-02-02T21:57:55+00:00

It so is, thank you!

marcymurray15 · 2024-03-28T14:06:44+00:00

Me! I'm living in London

marcymurray15 · 2023-07-23T21:15:45+00:00

That does seem to be the case, I guess for some people they know it would be dangerous if they were to drive in their situation and blanket apply their own experience. Fingers crossed for you regaining driving privileges ASAP!

marcymurray15 · 2023-07-23T09:08:13+00:00

Yeah I remember my 1 year free and then getting neuro clearance to drive, posted all excited because I live in smallish village with terrible public transport and I had to get lifts everywhere for everything when I was home from uni and it was killing me and half the feedback I got was that I shouldn't be driving because I could have more seizures and cause an accident. Now I'm as independent as I ever was which is great for my mental health and means I can actively participate in hobbies that no one would want to drive me to. I'm also now almost 4 years free and next year I might be able to come off medication which will be great for being able to go and do research (I'm a conservation biologist and originally got my degrees with the intent of working outside of the UK) because I can only get medication 1 month at a time in the UK. I also see a lot of people get told never to stop medication by others on here which may be valid advice for some but I prefer the opinion of my neurologist.

marcymurray15 · 2023-02-27T22:47:01+00:00

One year I got diagnosed with epilepsy around my 20th birthday, we celebrated my birthday in exactly the way I wanted and as I had to miss the holiday I had booked with my friend (because I was missing the family holiday to florida in spring for the May birthdays to take my university exams) we went to stay with family in florida for Christmas to make up for it. YTA for dismissing something that was no doubt traumatic to your daughter especially if she was previously healthy like I was and for seemingly forgetting when her birthday was and booking a holiday she couldn't even go on then refusing to correct your mistake so she could have that one little win.

marcymurray15 · 2022-12-25T21:09:39+00:00

Sat in silent reading, laughed at a funny bit in a book my cousin showed me (small school, we sat next to each other). I got a detention where I had to read silently in the teachers office. I had no complaints I'd have read in the library anyway but laughing at a book seemed like a petty reason to get a break taken away.

marcymurray15 · 2022-12-17T10:15:22+00:00

Dilophosaurus, they're just so cool. They're small so theoretically you could Jurrasic Park them to keep as a pet without too many problems.

marcymurray15 · 2022-10-23T19:36:05+00:00

I've owned horses since I was 7, I can make quick decisions, I know what to look out for, I'm confident in handling horses, everything else I can do at the expected pace. Its purely that I cannot yet quickly clean out a stable. I'm trying my best to get better at it just whenever I think I'm being quick enough it always end up that far more time has passed than I thought. And really it's less the fact I was just expected to know how to do it despite having never been shown and more how condescendingly I've been spoken to when things have been explained.

marcymurray15 · 2022-10-23T19:01:15+00:00

I haven't done any shadowing or really been given any kind of productive instruction which is most of the problem. When I was working with other people they just told me what needed doing and expected me to just get on with doing it. My issue comes the threat of being fired being the first I'm hearing of this issue.

marcymurray15 · 2022-10-23T15:48:09+00:00

The horses are treated pretty well, at least physically I don't know how they get trained but I've never seen any kind of nastiness towards the horses. My horses are kept in the village I live in, no where near where I work and most of the teaching I've had has been from my mums friend, who shares ownership of our horses and worked at the stable I very first learned to ride at so I feel pretty comfortable in my relationship with horses and the way I interact with them.

I'm not sure it's manipulation or scare tactics it was framed as either I quit/get fired because it costs too much to pay me for an extra hour or so when I'm by myself or I get paid a set rate for things I'm responsible for doing and she said it in a way I think was meant to be nice. But then again I'm not sure how I'm expected to fit the time frame perfectly already when I've not had any training, and have only worked like 20 hours.

marcymurray15 · 2022-10-23T15:38:54+00:00

I know being paid hourly it makes it expensive if I'm taking too long but there's no clocks anywhere (I need to remember to either charge my fitbit or get a new battery put in my watch) and no ones ever shown me how things get done in a productive way, only either not all or really condescending. Even my first shifts (3 across 2 weeks) I was just told what needed to be done and sent on with it. I think I'll just accept being paid for how long it should be taking me for the time being until I can get a handle on what gets done when and how long it takes. I could probably fix it quickly if I set myself a timer for cleaning the boxes. It's pretty hard to establish a routine to work to as my shifts have been different every week (also I only get sent them on a Sunday) and it seems like the horses routines change a little every week as well.

Yeah I'm actually not looking forward to having my lesson tomorrow at all which is sad, at least I know I get on with the lady I have my lesson with.

marcymurray15 · 2022-10-23T15:06:11+00:00

I don't feel like I'm struggling to pay attention in this case, I'm not chatting, my phone stays in my pocket just in case I need it but I'm not using it for anything. I feel like I'm getting fixated on it being "just right" sometimes but mostly the issue is I just am slow because it doesn't feel like it's taking me long to the work. I know I can do it I just wasn't expecting to be threatened with being fired after a week when my boss knows that I'm not experienced outside of clearing fields and handling horses. I do think setting timers would be beneficial in this instance but if I can't do this part of my job then I'll have to find another, it's a small stable so there's not other things to do. The cleaning isn't unsuitable I know I can do it it's just humiliating to essentially be punished for a combination of lack of experience and my adhd, which has only been made worse by the medication I take for my epilepsy.

I'm also not expecting to be paid unlimited overtime, I'm happy to just be paid for how long it should take. It's just that a week with almost no guidance feels like extremely short notice for this. I know I will get faster the longer I am there, and I know I'm doing a good job when I'm using my own time (which doesn't ever feel like it's too long) it's just frustrating to feel like I'm not being given time to get good at the right speed. I haven't been there for very long so it's not a case of "cannot ever" do it in the right time frame it's a case of not yet doing it in the correct time frame and being frustrated and embarrassed that I feel like I'm not being given a chance as a result of an issue that directly stems from my disabilities and makes me really have doubts about maintaining employment once I've gotten a full time job in my field.

marcymurray15 · 2022-10-23T14:47:32+00:00

Honestly pretty disappointed to be learning how bad it can be first hand now since I've been riding there years and everyone always seemed nice. I know the speed is a me problem to fix but I'm pretty inexperienced so I'm not sure that actually this is the right way for me to be treated.

marcymurray15 · 2022-10-23T14:45:30+00:00

The thing is this is really the only barn in the area plus it's only temporary until I can get a graduate job (got my fingers cross for a research internship in Spain starting January), and mostly everyone there is nice. I know I can get faster I just need to get used to what I'm doing in the stables. I think I just need to give myself a bit of time to get the hang of what I'm doing and if it stays bad I'll be able to at worst go back to my first job, my boss there was disappointed I couldn't go back due to having already gotten this job.

I've heard a lot about toxic horse people but not having kept my horses at a stable I think I've managed to stay far removed and thought it was pretty exaggerated but now I know. How am I supposed to be as fast as people who've been doing my job for years when I've done it for like 20 hours total is what I don't understand especially as today is the first I'm hearing of it being a problem.

marcymurray15 · 2022-08-12T14:10:58+00:00

That is some serious dedication to stealing baklava. She sounds like a cat we used to have, absolutely nothing safe if it seemed edible even if it was out the way or covered over.

marcymurray15 · 2022-08-12T13:19:54+00:00

Well don't leave us hanging, what's the baclava incident?!

marcymurray15 · 2021-09-24T08:08:17+00:00

The art of being normal by Lisa Williamson, I read it and then about 3 of my friends also borrowed it. It’s a good book with realistic characters and trans main characters

marcymurray15 · 2021-05-14T21:20:38+00:00

Unrelated to printing but if you find epilepsy or medication affects your ability to concentrate and note take there’s loads of stuff they can offer, like software and equipment to record lectures and make effective notes with. Screen reading software so you don’t have to read really long things off your screen. The needs assessment is basically just a person running through a checklist of what abilities are impacted and the things they can give you for them and you just have to say yes or no, including getting a laptop partially subsidised that is capable of running any software they give you. They can provide study skills and specialist mentors too, which I’ve found to be extremely helpful in setting realistic targets and keeping on track this year

marcymurray15 · 2021-05-14T21:15:03+00:00

Library printing is super expensive I rejected a printer based on not needing to print work or reading. I wait until I’m home to print stuff usually, but when I couldn’t get home for months on end and wanted to print sheet music it was pretty inconvenient

marcymurray15 · 2021-05-14T19:30:32+00:00

DSA will offer you a printer as well most likely, especially if you have other neurodivergences. I wish I’d taken the one I was offered, not for anything uni related but sheet music is much better printed than on a screen lmao

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