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Hi,

I am waiting for a diagnosis but everything points to being autistic.  I am 52 and on an apprenticeship at work.  My issue is that I need my functional English skills and I struggle with anything fictional.  I have undergone a neurodiversity assessment through work and it shows I have a specific problem around English. I have to keep doing progress tests on punctuation, spelling, read text etc.  My problem is that because it's based around fiction my brain just can't take it in. It's like looking at a blank piece of paper. It's making me quite anxious, angry, tearful and then makes me want to throw the computer out the window.  Is there anyone that has experienced similar or knows of anything that will help? 

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  • I have always struggled with English, writing fictional essays is far far more difficult than reading and understanding fiction.

    I passed my functional skills English course at level 2 last year.  There's very little fiction in that qualification, only reading texts about hypothetical situations such as arguments for and against a bypass.

    My advice is practice and getting feedback from tutors to find out what the examiners are looking for.

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  • I have always struggled with English, writing fictional essays is far far more difficult than reading and understanding fiction.

    I passed my functional skills English course at level 2 last year.  There's very little fiction in that qualification, only reading texts about hypothetical situations such as arguments for and against a bypass.

    My advice is practice and getting feedback from tutors to find out what the examiners are looking for.

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