Please let us know if, and at what level, M.E. has affected your education and indicate if any of the following statements hold true (multiple answers are allowed): I could not reach my potential at school I could not reach my potential in further education - including A'Levels I could not reach my potential in higher education I was able to reach my education potential despite having M.E. My peers left me behind I was absent for long periods I had to be home-schooled (home-tutored) I needed to study part-time I needed to study on-line e.g. open university or equivalent I was registered as a disabled student I needed special arrangements to study e.g. a study-partner or special equipment I needed special arrangements to take exams e.g. computer-based, extra time I needed to catch-up with coursework during the holidays I needed frequent extensions to coursework deadlines I had to drop-out of my chosen course and have not been able to return I failed exams (or coursework) and had to resit To be found in the middle column of their homepage, http://www.meassociation.org.uk/, towards the bottom of the page.
"I needed to study on-line e.g. open university or equivalent" Unfortunately, online study was not available in the 1980s. So there were years with no realistic educational options available.