Hello everyone:) I wanted to introduce myself and my situation to see if anyone else has had these issues. When I was younger (i.e. elementary school-4th grade) I was moved to a gifted program in school (GATES?) but always felt I had a learning disability. Its not that I had to try hard to do well on tests, it is actually the opposite. If I paid attention in class (sometimes an issue) I would do well, without studying. It is best for me to learn from a teacher and if I can understand how they understand then I do well. It got harder as I got older and by high school I gave up. I think it got too hard and giving up seemed better than failing. I remember it was math, I always did well in math but because they advanced me before I learned pre-algebra I didn't understand the new material. I must not be smart and I am socially awkward, what did I have going for me. So I tried to copy my older and very socially aware sibling, leading to barely graduating high school. Just as a note, I always had to take notes, I would read them once to study when I did or read the chapter. As long as I had an idea about the material and the fundamentals, I could do well.
