I have a condition referred to as functional neurological disorder (FND). Upon its onset some years ago, while I was a full-time acrobatic circus student training 4-8 hours a day, 5 days a week, it functionally ruined my life. It is a type of dissociative disorder that manifests through physical symptoms similar to epileptic seizures.

Meet Atreya Mathur, the Director of Legal Research at the Center for Art Law, immigrant, and art lover.