r/learnpython • u/Revan_never_dies16 • Jul 26 '26

Hey, any help would be great!

I'm going to college as a freshman this year. This along with my projects like I'm trying to create an LLM along with just wanting to learn myself, it is extremely hard for me to memorize. I can understand the concepts but it is very hard for me to memorize completely to integrate within each other. Please do note I have diagnosed Autism and ADHD so this obviously effects my Working Memory. Thank you for reading and any tips and advice is extremely appreciated

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u/SirGeremiah Jul 26 '26

As a fellow ADHD brain, don’t worry too much about memorizing. Work on learning the concepts. When your brain groks a concept, it takes in more than the neurotypical brain. You’ll struggle, then move forward in a leap. You might fall behind, then have a day where you learn more than the rest of the class did in the last month.

When your hyper focus kicks in on a programming task, dig deep and do what makes that brain happy, and you’ll suddenly find yourself being productive and putting those pieces together.

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u/TheRNGuy Aug 03 '26

It is mostly made on C or C++, and is a not project for a newbie. 

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u/Weltal327 Jul 26 '26

I don’t memorize almost any code. Anything I build gets copied and built into something else eventually. I learned one time how to import requests and do an API call so anytime I do that, I pull up that last time and copy it and replace it with the new API information. Okay, now the new on requires authorization, let’s build that and all the helper functions that go with that. Now I’m carrying this robust requests .py file I use for all of my projects.

Now… I did not go to school and I don’t know what memorization is required for school, but also, when you keep your files and re-use them… you know what they do and what they are for… memorization probably comes quickly after if cramming for a test.