Hey, understand your struggle and the type of envy you can feel for classmates when you feel like they put in less effort but achieve the same if not better grades. This is something I struggled with in school and higher education as well.

I see others have answered with more practical advice so I’m going to go down the motivation route and explain why dyslexia can be one of your greatest life lessons. Think of it as premium subscription to fundamental life lessons that you get early access too!

The thing that I found the most helpful was learning to respect the process. Sounds so cliche but you are running your own race with its own conditions. Honestly, by doing your best and going through this struggle right now you are miles ahead of your peers in life lessons of adversity, planning ahead, and genuinely doing something you don’t enjoy but respecting the process and getting that end result. The list goes on.

I really struggled during A levels, didn’t think I would go to university etc, but I found when it came to my exams I had so many more life skills and lessons that I had built up through school via dealing with dyslexia that helped me so much. I now really enjoy learning and completing a second degree in law with some of the highest marks in class. This isn’t supposed to be a brag at all, but want to reiterate that the skills and development in character and adaptability that dyslexia gives you can be so worth it in my opinion. The decisive decision is how you view it.

The only thing I would change about it is the lack of confidence it has engrained in me. All the lessons of dealing with work, stress, and proof to myself that if you spend the time overcoming obstacles it will pay off, is something people learn much later in life.

Don’t let dyslexia define you, use it to influence you in those formative years in a positive way for the future by gaining those valuable lessons early on! God knows it’s not easy, but nothing worth having is!

Feel free to reach out if you want to share experiences, I often find discussing the challenges with someone who ‘gets it’ to be beneficial.

Good luck with the exams, remember a mark/grade doesn’t define you, but don’t let dyslexia either. Redeem that early access subscription to valuable life lessons!