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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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  • Overloads, shutdowns and meltdowns are hard ones to tackle in a neurotypical environment. I cannot profess to know the exact way to solve your issues, but it will definitely help to take stock of the draws on your focus:

    Sensory sensitivity is a big one, to reduce the loudness of your sensory environment (light, sounds, textures, smells, tastes) will help. Again this is a hard one to accommodate in a school environment. 
    The academic environment most suited to autistic individuals is: working in silence, going slowly and methodically, not editing, preferring to error check, unchanging conditions, lack of distractions, staying on topic, and seeing the logic in each step. 
    As impossible as it sounds, it may be worth seeing if your teacher can accommodate you, rather than blame the victim.

    As far as the positives go, those with AS, work far more efficiently and comfortably if they can work to their interests. I’d you can find a link between academics and your interest you may be able to bypass this lapse in executive function that you are experiencing. 
    In honesty, your stress is a stress that I have felt and failed to overcome in schooling, but unlike my experience you know or have access to know your support needs.  
    It is never going to be helpful to you gain an automatic negative association with schooling, do slow down and make positive steps for you, you clearly need some support on the ground.

    I hope that considering or addressing some of these factors will help negotiate a better learning situation. Have a nice learning experience:D

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  • Overloads, shutdowns and meltdowns are hard ones to tackle in a neurotypical environment. I cannot profess to know the exact way to solve your issues, but it will definitely help to take stock of the draws on your focus:

    Sensory sensitivity is a big one, to reduce the loudness of your sensory environment (light, sounds, textures, smells, tastes) will help. Again this is a hard one to accommodate in a school environment. 
    The academic environment most suited to autistic individuals is: working in silence, going slowly and methodically, not editing, preferring to error check, unchanging conditions, lack of distractions, staying on topic, and seeing the logic in each step. 
    As impossible as it sounds, it may be worth seeing if your teacher can accommodate you, rather than blame the victim.

    As far as the positives go, those with AS, work far more efficiently and comfortably if they can work to their interests. I’d you can find a link between academics and your interest you may be able to bypass this lapse in executive function that you are experiencing. 
    In honesty, your stress is a stress that I have felt and failed to overcome in schooling, but unlike my experience you know or have access to know your support needs.  
    It is never going to be helpful to you gain an automatic negative association with schooling, do slow down and make positive steps for you, you clearly need some support on the ground.

    I hope that considering or addressing some of these factors will help negotiate a better learning situation. Have a nice learning experience:D

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