Student overcomes the struggles of learning disability to excel in college

Stephanie Mashburn, a student from Sam Houston State University recently detailed the long road she had to take to become successful in school while dealing with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Officials from the university say that students with the condition face additional challenges when they study, take test and must concentrating during long classes, reports the Houstonian.

"You feel like something is wrong with you," she told the news source. "You feel like you are different in a negative way. No one wants to [have] ADHD or [any] other kind of learning handicap."

She added that the longest amount time that she can study for is 30 minutes and that it has to be done at a place with few distractions, like the school library. Furthermore, a note-taker has been employed to help during classes so she can concentrate on the instructor.

However, she still suffers from chronic anxiety, which has affected her to the point of having to repeat many classes.

According to a 2007 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 10 percent of children between the ages 4 and 17 have been diagnosed with ADHD.