Retake Season Rescue Plan for Neurodivergent Students
Retake season can feel like déjà vu with higher stakes. This plan combines environment tweaks, accountability, and AI support so revision becomes less overwhelming.
Reset Your Study Zone
Create three modes
Set up focus, review, and decompress zones even if they’re just corners of your desk. Research from King’s College London highlights that environment switching boosts attention for ADHD learners.^[1]^
Regulate sensory input
Keep noise-cancelling headphones and textured fidgets to hand. If you need more inspiration, check our homework lab setup.
Structure Revision Blocks
Power of micro-sprints
Use Chaos to schedule 20-minute “retake sprints” followed by five-minute dopamine resets. A University of Glasgow meta-analysis suggests short sprints beat marathon sessions for retention.^[2]^
Body doubling
Join virtual study rooms via Chaos or pair with a classmate. Accountability lifts motivation and mirrors best practices in our body doubling playbook.
Keep Momentum Visible
Revision recap
End each day with a quick voice memo. Chaos transcribes and highlights topics needing another pass. Celebrate micro-wins to keep morale high.
Retakes demand patience and systems, not perfection. With the right scaffolding, you can approach exam halls feeling prepared rather than depleted.