Dear Lucy: If an enrolled MIT student has a diagnosis of ADHD [attention deficit hyperactivity disorder] and takes medications for it, does that student qualify as a disabled person under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act? Can that student get additional time to complete exams or papers? —It Takes Me Longer
Dear Lucy: I was recently diagnosed with social anxiety disorder, and I have read that social anxiety disorder is actually pretty common. I am curious how common it and other mental health disorders are, especially among undergraduate and graduate students. I have never met another person who admits to having social anxiety, and it seems like nobody talks about mental health in general. —Fear Of Missing Out
Dear Lucy: Does not being overwhelmed with all that is going on in adult life mimic ADHD? When you try to do more than you are able to do and are getting very little done because you are continually going from one thing to another and getting nowhere, couldn’t that cause distraction that might seem like ADHD? Also, does this stress of being overwhelmed make for more illness? —Multitasking
