From Dropout to PhD: A Student Who Could Not Take Notes

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I still cannot take notes, but now I tell employers and colleagues that I'm autistic, and I invite specific supports.

Erika Sanborne LHS 1992
Image description: This is a scan of a high school photo of Erika Sanborne, taken in 1991. Erika has light skin, long brown hair and dark brown eyes. She has an awkward, forced slight smile, her hand is posed to be unnaturally touching her neck, and she appears a little sad.