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I'm a 22 year old man with Asperger's about to start my third year of physics programe. Currently I have one exam in "Complex analysis & Transformations" which I have failed 3 times, my latest try I spent about 1 month of my semester studying at the library but only managed to get 1.5 points higher than what I got by studying 1 week (1.5p is very low). Above or around half the class has failed this course, no sure if this means anything.
I don't know what is wrong with me, if I have an intellectual disability or not. I always feel like I'm going to fail eventually, that the demands will surpass my capabilities. I have always been fairly stupid with no particular abilities, even tested with an IQ of 87 when I was 16.
I am able to pass all my exams (apart for the mentioned one) and physics seems a bit easier than mathematics. The problem is that I usually fail the exam once or maybe twice before getting it right. I assume most don't have this problem.
I personally think that I am only able to study and learn if I'm in a stable, quiet and empty environment. There are no such environments where I live, not even my apartment or library. I can't relax and concentrate when people are talking or present. Also, when I attend lectures, most information simply slips through my head even when I'm taking notes. I learn the best my reading only. I can't hold in auditory information and I'm fairly bad at holding in visual too (reading), just not as bad as the former.
What should I do to improve my performance and not fail?
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Sorry for the lack of structure.
I don't know what is wrong with me, if I have an intellectual disability or not. I always feel like I'm going to fail eventually, that the demands will surpass my capabilities. I have always been fairly stupid with no particular abilities, even tested with an IQ of 87 when I was 16.
I am able to pass all my exams (apart for the mentioned one) and physics seems a bit easier than mathematics. The problem is that I usually fail the exam once or maybe twice before getting it right. I assume most don't have this problem.
I personally think that I am only able to study and learn if I'm in a stable, quiet and empty environment. There are no such environments where I live, not even my apartment or library. I can't relax and concentrate when people are talking or present. Also, when I attend lectures, most information simply slips through my head even when I'm taking notes. I learn the best my reading only. I can't hold in auditory information and I'm fairly bad at holding in visual too (reading), just not as bad as the former.
What should I do to improve my performance and not fail?
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Sorry for the lack of structure.