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MathGirl
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03 Aug 2009, 10:10 pm

I don't know. I really don't know. I want to stick to taking only the major, because the less courses I do, the less anxiety I'll have... I am planning to do just the bare minimum, so I took an extra year at high school to really think everything through.
Some people in my math class were really good at math. I succeed in math because I enjoy it and I work hard at it, but it does not come naturally to me. At university, some level of talent is required, and I don't have much talent at mathematics. Humanities, on the other hand, is my strongest point. I enjoy thinking about human behaviour in general. I took an ISAP (intro to sociology, anthropology, and psychology) in grade 11 and I thoroughly enjoyed the course, with my interest in it developing even more as the course progressed.


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Leading a double life and loving it (but exhausted).

Likely ADHD instead of what I've been diagnosed with before.


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06 Aug 2009, 9:05 pm

MathGirl wrote:
Thanks for telling me! Every one of my friends has been trying to convince me NOT to apply to York because of the strike... it's this whole stigma going on against it now. I'll apply to it for sure now, but what other universities in Canada have reputable psychology programs, besides York?


I know that Queen's has a fairly reputable program...they are also into some cutting edge autism research. I've also heard some great things about the programs at Western, Brock and U of Ottawa.

If you're looking outside of Ontario, McGill, Memorial and Concordia seem to be the best bets. Good luck on your search for a personally fufilling education!


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Given a “tentative” diagnosis as a child as I needed services at school for what was later correctly discovered to be a major anxiety disorder.

This misdiagnosis caused me significant stress, which lessened upon finding out the truth about myself from my current and past long-term therapists - that I am an anxious and highly sensitive person but do not have an autism spectrum disorder.

My diagnoses - social anxiety disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

I’m no longer involved with the ASD world.