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Succeeding in School and in the Workplace with Narcolepsy

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This chapter describes the legal protections available for people with narcolepsy to receive educational and employment accommodations. The key legal factors and procedures are discussed along with tips for medical professionals to help their patients through the process. The chapter also provides practical tips and specific accommodation ideas for people with narcolepsy toward succeeding in school and in the workplace.

Julie Flygare is Founder, Project Sleep; Narcolepsy Spokesperson and Award-Winning Author of “Wide Awake and Dreaming: A Memoir of Narcolepsy”.

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  1. Project Sleep, 70206, Los Angeles, CA, 90070, USA

    Julie Flygare JD

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  1. Montefiore Medical Center Narcolepsy Institute, Bronx, New York, USA

    Meeta Goswami

  2. Montefiore Hospital Sleep-Wake Disorders Center, Bronx, New York, USA

    Michael J. Thorpy

  3. Somnogen Canada Inc, President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    S.R. Pandi-Perumal

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Flygare, J. (2016). Succeeding in School and in the Workplace with Narcolepsy. In: Goswami, M., Thorpy, M., Pandi-Perumal, S. (eds) Narcolepsy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23739-8_29

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