HOW I STUDY MEDICINE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY | tips to get top grades with a learning disability

[@Gnjsharma]

Hi, I think this is a really important topic, but just to say that a Learning Disability is anyone who has an IQ

[@hannahh5349]

Yes- was going to comment this!

[@catlady27]

it can still be classified as a disability

[@Gnjsharma]

@@catlady27Sure, dyslexia can be classed as a disability under the Equality Act 2010. But the video doesn’t refer to it is a disability - it refers to it as a learning disability which is an entirely separate entity with its own definition. Dyslexia is not a learning disability. It can be a disability.

[@buckeye-pe6df]

It seems you have a disability. Dyslexia is one of 7 main learning disabilities classified by the top 3 disability organizations in the United States. You can make up what ever lies you need to, but you're wrong.​@Gnjsharma

[@kateygivan3980]

(I have literally never, ever commented on a youtube video before!!) It is so hard having a learning disability (I have ADHD) and being in medicine! It is so moving to see it acknowledged online. Thank you for this!

[@annarebecca]

Thank you so much katey that means so much! So happy it helped you really means a lot ☺️❤️

[@mohammedkarim6615]

I'm also in medical school and I'm pretty sure I have ADHD. Seeing this video and relating to it as being the "slow one" in class hit home hard cause I felt like it was out of my control but seeing you soar above and beyond and meet the challenges of medical school inspire me to push through.

[@adeolaojo9973]

Lovely video. Thanks for sharing your perspective and being honest about your struggles! I do think it's important that this video is titled correctly though. Dyslexia is a learning DIFFICULTY, rather than a learning DISABILITY, the two terms have slightly different parameters, the main one being that learning disabilities affect IQ while learning difficulties, like dyslexia, don't. It's important these things are labelled correctly so that people can understand the differences between the lived experiences of people who fall in either category. Hope you have a lovely rest of your week, though, you're doing an amazing job 😊

[@amymoore1109]

Thank you for making this. I hit pause on my college for the last couple of years due to my learning disability (ADD). I’ve called my college & i’m going back next term.

[@annarebecca]

That is amazing Amy!!!! Huge congratulations ❤️

[@liapat814]

I have a learning disability and visual processing disorder this is so inspiring for me. I have pretty severe dyslexia but I am working through it and getting good grades after my diagnosis and getting the right help. I also have a aqua overlay. Honestly thank you so much.

[@lillyconnor8777]

Oh Anna! I love this video. I was diagnosed with ADHD last year at 20 and have dropped out/restarted my first year of uni in the process. I've been struggling with my first year of biomed recently, especially with exams, but this has gave me so much hope. Thank you for being so open 💗🥰

[@annarebecca]

Hey lily, thank you so so much for taking the time to write such a lovely comment. Im so sorry to hear you’ve been struggling but remember your amazing and I hope this video helps you a little ❤️ xxxx

[@nikolugo]

This video really helps me to be more open about my dyslexia I wish they had videos like this when I was a kid I probably would been outgoing instead of being the quiet kid in the school

[@adeleturner1255]

Thank you for making this video. I found it really helpful in understanding the challenges of dyslexia. One of my new lecturers at uni is dyslexic, and he is just brilliant at his subject specialism. It's great to know that it doesn't need to hold you back academically in any way 💖💖💖

[@annarebecca]

Thank you so much Adele ☺️ definitely so important to recognise it doesn’t have to hold you back!

[@user-kp1bh6wi7z]

Hi Anna! I really enjoyed this video. :) One of my closest friends has dyslexia, and it's great that you're so open about being a person with dyslexia - he struggles a lot with it, but luckily he also gets exam concessions (and I'm going to definitely show him this video)!

[@annarebecca]

This means so much thank you, so happy to hear it was helpful and helped you understand ☺️

[@user-kp1bh6wi7z]

No problem! Thank you for making such a great video :)

[@Annette111]

thank you so much. I was diagnosed with a learning disability through out elementary school and high school and this helped me a lot.

[@annarebecca]

Im so so glad, good luck with everything 🥰

[@katienolan9266]

Brilliant video Anna!! My little sister has Irlens syndrome and she always thought she was stupid but she has proven herself to be the complete opposite!!! Thank you so much - especially as someone else studying medicine - for highlighting this topic because I firmly believe that often the people who have their own struggles are the people who will make great doctors because they can actually relate!!!

[@annarebecca]

Thank you so much Katie, that is simple amazing that your sister hasn’t let it hold her back, I bet your so proud of her. Hope this helps and thank you so much for such a lovely comment ☺️

[@oliverquigley6337]

Thank you so much for this video. I am a first year medical student who's also dyslexic and find your channel really positive and helpful. I find anatomy really hard and it definitely takes me longer to learn things than most people. I find seeing someone who also finds it hard, for the same reasons I do, getting through it very uplifting as I often think I'm just never going to know the anatomy I need to know. Thank you for all your videos; I have no idea how you manage to run a channel and do medicine too! Good luck on your medical journey!!🙂

[@farzanamiah3902]

This is the best video you made so far. I’m a grad Med student in the Uk and been diagnosed with dyslexia last month at the age of 23. All my life I was terrible with my spelling and just thought I was stupid, so I had to work incredibly hard to get good grades and get into Med school. I would say to whoever has a learning disability not be discourage from reaching your potential. I would say dyslexia is a neurodivergent condition, and not a disability, it the society we live in that makes it disabled.

[@annarebecca]

This means so much thank you ❤️ was such a hard video to make but so important. Hope grad medicine is going well!

[@avinashbhogun]

How interesting. I never knew. Insightful in many ways, thank you for sharing.

[@annarebecca]

So happy it was helpful ☺️❤️

[@dori32]

Ty for the tips I’m trying to build up the courage to ask for a bpd/adhd diagnosis seeing such a decline in my performance and mental health for way too many years now!!

[@siyasangavalenciambiza3395]

You are always on point and relevant 👏 👌 🙌.Thank you Anna

[@annarebecca]

Thank you so much ☺️

[@daniluvsjedward]

Hi Anna, I love watching your videos but just hoping that you acknowledge and inform others that Dyslexia - as others have also commented - is a learning DIFFICULTY and not a learning DISABILITY. People with a learning disability can also have a learning difficulty and vice versa, but It is extremely important that people are aware of the differences, and especially people in the medical profession. It would be nice to see an edit in the title/description just so it is correct and others aren't misinformed! Hope that this is helpful! x

[@lauraportillo8193]

Thank you for sharing this! I'm not dyslexic but I'm a bit slow, so some of the things you said were really helpful, will definitely try them

[@annarebecca]

So happy it helped Laura ❤️🥰

[@EmilyMedStudent]

This video has been very informative and thank you so much for sharing this and I am sure it will help so many people who are worried about this!

[@annarebecca]

I’m so glad Emily thank you for such a lovely comment ☺️

[@emmanuella7997]

I feel so emotional watching this video. I was only diagnosed with dyslexia last year (when I was 19) and for the whole time before I felt so stupid! Especially going to a grammar school where everyone is on top of everything, I always felt 3 steps behind. I only got 25% extra time for my UCAT when reapplying for med school. I recently have got rejected from my med schools for the second time and I'm feeling super low about it, especially because a big part of my dyslexia inhibits me from communicating coherently and when you mix that with interview nerves... not good 😭 I know I will eventually get into med school and become a doctor but lord am I deflated. Do you have any advice (sorry I know this is a lot and quite heavy)?

[@annarebecca]

Oh thank you so much for sharing your story. ❤️ No one should ever feel stupid, everyone is amazing in there own way. I’m so sorry you’ve been rejected it’s so hard but it’s all a learning experience. If you got to interview I’d recoupment this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGe8i4KgrLegesU and I have a few more videos that should help. With communicating I always find having little flash cards with bullet points and hints to sentences helps me. Then just not being afraid to pause and think before speaking. Hope this helps Emma and please don’t give up, everything happens for a reason and your get where yours supposed to be in the end 🥰 xxxx

[@lynn-ow6zw]

Anna even though I am much older now I have had Dyslexia all my life and it has its cons but u work through them even when the challenges r there but don't be ashamed by any means it is part of life and by the looks of u I couldn't even tell that u had it or that u faced any daily challenges! 😃

[@annarebecca]

Hey Lynn, thank you so much and exactly! So important to work through it and never feel ashamed or help back.

[@melissa1668]

Thank you for the video Anna. Could you make a video explaining how you prepared the VR section in the UCAT with dyslexia? I think it would be very useful x

[@annarebecca]

So happy it was helpful! Im defiantly going to do some more UCAT videos so soon but this might help you too if you haven’t watched already: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGjSmqd9m9CSh5Y

[@rhianlaurayoga1268]

Thank you so much for sharing ❤️

[@annarebecca]

So happy you enjoyed ❤️

[@jules_hruu]

10:52 just to save y'all the time lol that's when she finally gets into the tips

[@johnspass5332]

Anna I appreciate u making this video bc I have learning disabilities and interested in the medical field and been wanting to know how to do it

[@annarebecca]

Oh I’m so glad that means a lot to me, hope it helped in anyway and good luck with your application ☺️ xx

[@johnspass5332]

@@annarebecca xx 👍🏼

[@kimrussell3457]

Loved this video, so important and inspiring🤍

[@annarebecca]

Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️

[@netflixmania8576]

I'm currently doing a science degree and I hope to do graduate entry medicine after. I've been having some worries, because I tend to learn a bit slower than others, but watching this has given me motivation to continue working hard so I can hopefully get into the degree.

[@annarebecca]

So glad it helped, that is amazing! good luck luck with your application ❤️

[@netflixmania8576]

@@annarebecca thank you very much it means a lot 💞

[@sophiejarvis6908]

I was finally diagnosed being dyslexic last year at the age of 26 I am now doing my masters in nursing.

[@annarebecca]

So glad you got your diagnosis Sophie and hope it helped 🥰

[@Chloe-me6tb]

Everyone in the uk with a learning difficulties in the uk can apply for a DSA (disable students allowance) this will give you access to loads of resources and equipment (including a laptop) for free.

[@annarebecca]

Definitely I’ve been so surprised how many people don't know about this and its really important!

[@thrivinginamber2642]

The colored plastics sound interesting and will have to try it. I have a processing difficulty, every college test I've taken ended with being completely drained and feeling as if I was hit by a truck during the test, but loved the knowledge otherwise. It's likely related to my six hundred vision and tend to get overloaded/exhausted. I'm starting a sign language class next week and trying to prepare everything to become ready to handle it. Hopefully the six months of independent learning will be enough, it's the second class of two and I'm skipping over the first.

[@annarebecca]

Yes that helped me so much. That is amazing you are learning sign language! Good luck with everything and thank you so much for sharing your story 💛

[@thrivinginamber2642]

The colored overlays do help a lot, thank you~ I had some old plastic file folders, the green and yellow are really light, and they totally cut down the intensity of the paper, and at a certain distance even make the text a lot bolder.

[@khadijaxm.1]

love ur channel loads💗n I hope to do medicine one day aswell. Just a question what subjects would I have to pick for my a levels? xxx

[@annarebecca]

Thank you so much 💕☺️ and biology, chemistry and maths! xxxx

[@sarahhelmer7902]

How do you improve your memory when you have a learning disability?

[@izzysiddle4179]

I have dyslexia as well and it feels like everything the teacher is saying goes it one ear and comes out the other

[@annarebecca]

Hope this video helped a little Izzy and remember it’s just a different way of learning and never had to hold you back 🥰

[@Syncretic.]

@@annarebecca Hi, an aspiring (going to be) Doctor here. What Learning style do you have?

[@LeahRebecca]

❤️❤️

[@annarebecca]

Thank you Leah ❤️

[@roguenerdd]

I know a woman who has that color in special made glasses

[@annarebecca]

that is such a good idea!

[@tatianaquinonesplummer8182]

Thank you for making this 🫶🏽

[@annarebecca]

So happy it was helpful ☺️❤️