Taking the first step: Working and studying as an interpreter experiencing executive dysfunction

Title: Taking the first step: Working and studying as an interpreter experiencing executive dysfunction
Creator: Emmerson Preuss
Degree Name: Master of Arts in Interpreting Studies
Project Type: Action Research Project
Date: 8/1/2023
Abstract: I am an interpreter with multiple invisible disabilities–namely anxiety, autism, and ADHD–which include executive dysfunction as a part of their diagnosis. This action research project follows my experiences throughout my time in Western Oregon’s MAIS program, including both academic work and fieldwork. During that time, evidence of executive dysfunction was recorded along with my thoughts and feelings about my ability to tackle various personal and professional tasks. Motivations are examined based on the results of my study under the main categories of internal versus external and level of identification with those tasks. Effects of executive dysfunction were identified in my interpreting work with both emotional and cognitive elements.
Committee Member: Elisa Maroney; Erin Trine
License: CC-BY-NC (attribution, non-commercial)
Language: eng
Type: Text
Subject: Executive Dysfunction; Neurodivergence; ASL Interpreting