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title: 'Video: Mario Ornelas, chef and college student with dyscalculia, dyslexia, and weak working memory'
description: University student and chef Mario Ornelas returned to college later in life — after discovering he has dyslexia, dyscalculia, and weak working memory. Hear his story.
slug: video-mario-ornelas-chef-and-college-student-with-dyscalculia-dyslexia-and-weak-working-memory
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-08-05T15:33:55.573Z'
thumbnail: https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/B03019B3A8BE4022AAE88CE8C053DE1E/24e69af8092582fff80e404ce1f200ec/Video-MarioOrnelasChefandCollegeStudentWithDyscalculiaDyslexiaandWeakWorkingMemory.png
source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-mario-ornelas-chef-and-college-student-with-dyscalculia-dyslexia-and-weak-working-memory
lang: en
---

# Video: Mario Ornelas, chef and college student with dyscalculia, dyslexia, and weak working memory

Once Mario Ornelas found out he had dyscalculia, dyslexia, and weak working memory, he decided to give college another shot. He went to Landmark College, a school that focuses on helping students with dyslexia and other learning differences. In this video, he talks about what it was like to find a [college program that supports students with learning differences](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/15-college-programs-for-kids-with-learning-and-thinking-differences).

Note: This video is in Spanish. To watch it with English subtitles, click “CC” at the bottom of the video screen.

[![Video](https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/B03019B3A8BE4022AAE88CE8C053DE1E/24e69af8092582fff80e404ce1f200ec/Video-MarioOrnelasChefandCollegeStudentWithDyscalculiaDyslexiaandWeakWorkingMemory.png)](https://www.youtube.com/embed/p5BFTzsm6kg)

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