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haha yes.. I keep a diary and it is striking to see how much my handwriting varies.. sometimes it is pretty orderly and sometimes it is all over the place..
Trying to take notes at a lecture is a real test and shows all of the deterioration in one's abilities, because there one has to keep listening while trying to jot down facts at the same time.
nods. its one of the reasons why I had to give up my college studies close to the beginning of the ME/CFS..
on the days I was well enough to get myself there it was no use going anyway as I couldnt at all listen to the lectures while at the same time write down what was said. No matter how hard I tried, I just couldnt do it, it took my complete attention just to listen to the pace of the talking.
Then I couldnt remember anything which was said when the lecture finished.
I spent 8mths pushing myself to collage and lectures, which I could gain nothing at all from. The fact it takes so much to listen and write to the point its impossible to do, is the big thing which I think will never allow me to study again.
tania, you should be entitled to a note-taker. "should" might be the operative word, but the disability support office at your college/university ought to provide a note-taker (I think this is another student in the class who knows s/he is taking notes on behalf of a disabled student), or possibly allow you to use a hand-held voice recorder (so you can listen again, if that works better than reading again).
note: none of this (copying other students' notes, using a recorder, or any such thing) may be done informally--you must either have the permission of the teacher or go through the disability office