meredith o’connor
The Day 40% Dropouts Stopped With Mental Health Neurodiversity
It happened when law schools introduced a neurodiversity-focused mentorship programme that paired neurodivergent students with trained mentors, cutting the dropout rate by 40% in one semester. In 2023, 40% of neurodivergent law students were on the brink of dropping out, but a new mentorship model reversed that trend within months,