The Unwelcome: An Experience Report of an Adult with Multiple Mental Disorders in Higher Education

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v12i9.5675

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Giácomo de Carli da Silva
Ph.D. candidate in the Graduate Program in Cultural Diversity and Social Inclusion at Universidade Feevale – Novo Hamburgo/ RS/ Brazil; and Specialist in training in Human Rights and Health at the National School of Public Health (ENSP) of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ) – Rio de Janeiro/RJ/Brazil.

Abstract

This article outlines the experience reported in the Pioneer Case of an adult law student with multiple mental disorders seeking their rights. The disorders and their respective interrelationships are explained to be considered disabilities according to the Brazilian Inclusion Law (LBI, BRAZIL, 2015). The objective of the work was to show the reality of a Law student who has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Depression, Bipolar Disorder, and Borderline Personality Disorder in a Brazilian public university that excludes and persecutes him for asserting his rights as a person with a disability. The guiding question is whether Brazilian higher education, especially public institutions, is concerned with the mental health of its students, in this case, its students with mental disorders. The conclusion emphasizes that it is essential to enforce laws and public policies related to the inclusion of People with Disabilities (PwD). The Pioneer Case proves that even with clear laws in Brazil, they are not being enforced.

Keywords: Pioneer Case, PwD (People with Disabilities), Inclusion, Human Dignity, Public Policies

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DA SILVA, Giácomo de Carli. The Unwelcome: An Experience Report of an Adult with Multiple Mental Disorders in Higher Education. Medical Research Archives, [S.l.], v. 12, n. 9, sep. 2024. ISSN 2375-1924. Available at: <https://esmed.org/MRA/mra/article/view/5675>. Date accessed: 03 dec. 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v12i9.5675.
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