Recovering from autistic burnout

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 :)

Parents
  • It happens. Take a few days to chill. Whether or not you have a Statement of Educational Support, either you or maybe your parents if you feel like you aren't being taken seriously by your teachers could talk to the SENCO- Special Educational Needs Coordinator lead in your school. It takes a lot of persistence, but try and get a Statement of Educational Needs before you turn 18, as this could get you more help if you decide to go into higher education. I hope this advice helps. 

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  • It happens. Take a few days to chill. Whether or not you have a Statement of Educational Support, either you or maybe your parents if you feel like you aren't being taken seriously by your teachers could talk to the SENCO- Special Educational Needs Coordinator lead in your school. It takes a lot of persistence, but try and get a Statement of Educational Needs before you turn 18, as this could get you more help if you decide to go into higher education. I hope this advice helps. 

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