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title: 'Video: College students on how they found their confidence '
description: These young adults struggled with dyslexia, ADHD, and other learning disabilities. But in college, they each really found their stride. Hear their stories.
slug: video-college-students-on-how-they-found-their-confidence
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-08-05T15:33:18.746Z'
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lang: en
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# Video: College students on how they found their confidence 

It’s not easy to grow up with a learning or thinking difference. Each of the young adults in this video struggled with dyslexia, ADHD, or another challenge. But they’ve each found their way to Landmark College, a school for students with learning and thinking differences — and they have truly found their place in the world. They’ve also used their college experience to find something just as important: their confidence.

Hear their individual stories about [learning from mistakes](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/college-students-on-striving-and-succeeding-with-learning-and-thinking-differences), [finding their way to college](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-college-students-on-the-best-things-their-parents-did-for-them), and finally [feeling comfortable in their own skin](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-college-students-on-embracing-strengths-and-differences).

[![Video](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/xIa9rfemiqI/sddefault.webp)](https://www.youtube.com/embed/xIa9rfemiqI)

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