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Recovering from autistic burnout

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Hi there! 

I'm a 17 year old female who's just been diagnosed with autism a couple months back and I'm looking for some advice. Essentially, I'm in my final year of high school and I'm really struggling a lot with my Spanish class. Last year I was really good at Spanish but now I'm failing and I don't really know what to do. I have a meltdown every time I enter the class and a lot of the work just makes me feel totally out of my depth. To further this, it feels like no matter how much revision I do, nothing works which has kind of caused me to give up, stop revising and just try and take a rest because I genuinely am struggling so much. 

My main issue is thought that I'm burnt out. I feel tired all the time, I've lost motivation to do literally any work and my ability to speak fluently and do anything in Spanish has diminished almost completely. I was top of the class last year and now I'm struggling. I've talked to my teacher but it still ultimately all boils down to everything being my fault. But I'm so burnt out and so tired all the time that having the energy to do any more work is hard. I don't want to fail and I don't really know how to care for myself when reaching burnout like this so I was wondering if any of you had tips on dealing with procrastination and burnout?

Have a nice day :)

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  • I'm sorry you're feeling burnt out and out of your depth. The last year of high school is quite stressful even if you are a really good student, it's OK to feel like that.

    My tips for burnout would generally be, try to take a couple of days COMPLETELY off if there's any way you can. It's good that you say you are taking a bit of a rest. Don't be peer pressured if other people seem to be working more hours than you - quality is better than quantity :) If  you just keep working everyday, not taking any days off revision etc, you never clear your head. Hopefully if you do that you might end up more refreshed and be less overwhelmed by everything. I would also say, when you start again, 1 day completely off per week is better than 2 half-days off. When you take time off you should get fresh air/exercise and enjoy yourself, take your mind completely off of the work.

    I have quite a lot of experience with revision, and I normally find it's better to go back to the basics or the bits I like to build up my confidence when I'm overwhelmed. Sometimes you get to a point when you sort of hate the subject, but you work a lot better if you can relax a bit and find enjoyment in it again. Buy some nice new stationery, it makes it more fun :)

    Also, I sometimes found that GCSE/A level end-of-course revision classes themselves stressed me out and I was more productive when I skipped the revision classes and worked alone in the library (I got A*s in all of my GCSEs and A levels so it seems like it was a good decision for me). You could ask if you can work by yourself sometimes, if a calmer environment is better for you.

    Have a nice day too :)

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  • I'm sorry you're feeling burnt out and out of your depth. The last year of high school is quite stressful even if you are a really good student, it's OK to feel like that.

    My tips for burnout would generally be, try to take a couple of days COMPLETELY off if there's any way you can. It's good that you say you are taking a bit of a rest. Don't be peer pressured if other people seem to be working more hours than you - quality is better than quantity :) If  you just keep working everyday, not taking any days off revision etc, you never clear your head. Hopefully if you do that you might end up more refreshed and be less overwhelmed by everything. I would also say, when you start again, 1 day completely off per week is better than 2 half-days off. When you take time off you should get fresh air/exercise and enjoy yourself, take your mind completely off of the work.

    I have quite a lot of experience with revision, and I normally find it's better to go back to the basics or the bits I like to build up my confidence when I'm overwhelmed. Sometimes you get to a point when you sort of hate the subject, but you work a lot better if you can relax a bit and find enjoyment in it again. Buy some nice new stationery, it makes it more fun :)

    Also, I sometimes found that GCSE/A level end-of-course revision classes themselves stressed me out and I was more productive when I skipped the revision classes and worked alone in the library (I got A*s in all of my GCSEs and A levels so it seems like it was a good decision for me). You could ask if you can work by yourself sometimes, if a calmer environment is better for you.

    Have a nice day too :)

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