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don't know what to do with my life

I just did my a levels and I just know I failed them all because of my poor mental health and undiagnosed autism + adhd. I’m planning to take a gap year to resit my exams and apply to uni but I’m really lost on what to do. It’s also been INCREDIBLY difficult to cope because of my autism. I’m on a waiting list but I’ve been there for a year now and I doubt anything’s gonna happen. Should I just go private? But I don’t want to regret it and waste all that money. I’ve been looking for a part time job but not only I’m bad at customer service, I really cannot cope in a fast paced and busy environment. I can’t find any other jobs in my area. What should I do? Revise for my resits? Work on my PS? Keep looking for a job? My motivation is in the negatives right now and I’m finding it really hard to get myself to do things
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I was in a similar predicament, I am diagnosed with autism. In my first attempt of A level, I failed them all. In the end, I passed them, but with terrible grades, only one C grade. This was all despite achieving 4A* and 6A at GCSE.

I kept trying basically, and with jobs it was the same, I now have schizophrenia which makes life even more tragic when compared to non affected individuals to some degree. My only suggestion is to keep persevering with whatever you set your mind to and remember change is not giving up, sometimes change is necessary. After gcse' i wanted to be a dr, after failing first a level year, i decided physicst, now i'm on way to economist. keep trying

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