“Imposter Syndrome”: A Boy With Learning Disabilities Becomes a Scientist
When Collin Diedrich was in elementary school, he had a self-described panic attack preparing for a timed math test. He struggled with reading and had trouble processing information in school....
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When I was diagnosed with the unspecified learning disability, I didn't know what group I fit in, and so I felt alone. You don't, like, fit in a box. I think when you grow up with learning disabilities, and especially when you're an adult with learning disabilities, working in a field that glorifies intellectualism, you get feelings of imposter syndrome and imposter complex. And you can start feeling like a fraud. This is something that was consistent in my academic life for years, and it's something that I still struggle with today. My name is Dr. Collin Diedrich, and I have a Ph.D. in molecular virology and microbiology. I am a postdoctoral associate at the University of Pittsburgh. In addition to that I also have multiple learning disab...
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When I was diagnosed with the unspecified learning disability, I didn't know what group I fit in, and so I felt alone. You don't, like, fit in a box. I think when you grow up with learning disabilities, and especially when you're an adult with learning disabilities, working in a field that glorifies intellectualism, you get feelings of imposter syndrome and imposter complex. And you can start feeling like a fraud. This is something that was consistent in my academic life for years, and it's something that I still struggle with today. My name is Dr. Collin Diedrich, and I have a Ph.D. in molecular virology and microbiology. I am a postdoctoral associate at the University of Pittsburgh. In addition to that I also have multiple learning disab...
