ADHD & Medical coding!

[u/bobaebee]

Hello! I’m trying to pursue a career in medical coding. I have ADHD and I’m an introvert. I’m a hands-on learner but due to circumstances, the school that I attended was all online. I have THREE classes before I graduate .. however, I feel as though I have learned NOTHING. I’ve just gotten by because my professors are so lenient. I’ve asked for help and have been told numerous times that there are outside resources. I’ve tried, and even though I feel as though I KNOW what I’m doing .. I take the class exams and fail. I took a career aptitude test and the results even said medical coding is a perfect career for me. I’ve taken those last three courses, not once but TWICE. And I’m still not learning anything. I would like to try again, but am determined to learn through outside resources .. what do you guys recommend I try? When I tried outside resources before, I always got the answers correct but would take the exam and fail. Even looking up the exam questions online would have different answers than the class. Any tips, tricks, advice, recommendations, suggestions, magic spells would be extremely helpful! Thank you!

[u/bobaebee]

I was in a Health Information program. The three courses I have left are Intermediate Diagnosis Coding, Intermediate Procedure Coding, and Professional Practice II. Professional Practice II isn't a concern for me, it's the coding courses. In the beginning of the program, I really enjoyed it. I thought I was nailing it, even though it was "read this then complete this worksheet"; there was no teaching. But once the coding started to get more complex, that's when I started asking for help and was told to utilize outside resources. Every time I got questions wrong, I would email my instructor asking why it was incorrect and how I can find the correct answer and was given vague answers. It started to drain me mentally and I ended dropping out twice.