I've not been diagnosed with ADD, though I show signs of it and mild dyslexia. Sitting in a quiet library with kids shuffling papers? That's a horrible environm

I've not been diagnosed with ADD, though I show signs of it and mild dyslexia. Sitting in a quiet library with kids shuffling papers? That's a horrible environment. So the first things first: Figure out how to deal with the environment. I prefer either to be in a silent house, alone, but that isn't doable often, so I tend to like music or something like NPR, BBC News, and so on because that minimizes the effect. Sometimes headphones are a bonus. Classrooms are different altogether. Granted, I recently completed 2 years of language classes (Norwegian, because I moved here). The first year was difficult. Class moved slowly, and I'd get bored. I doodled in class to help me focus, and always took notes. Anything physical to keep me in-tune with the words. The second year was much better, as I was learning health-care stuff along with the language. I stopped doodling because the pace of class was on-target. In addition, we'd change activities often. Studying on my own has proven more difficult, as I procrastinate. I'm going to need to start being more interactive. My solution is more a work-around: I'm gonna volunteer, probably to talk to someone elderly that requested some company. I'm more motivated to broaden my language skills this way. And I try to do this sort of thing as much as possible. Frequent breaks are another solution, if you can. It isn't so bad to commit to 15-30 minutes to study something... Kinda like the advice they give to people starting to meditate. And that's all I have for now. Much luck to you, your struggle is real.