Hi, I'm fairly new to the community. My 18 year old daughter was diagnosed with ASD a few months ago; she has been attending a local college, taking a BTEC in Applied Science, which she is really enjoying, but the temporary closure of the college and working from home is a major issue for her. We believe she may also have ADD/ADHD but hasn't been tested for that yet.
She just can't sit down and start working, when at home (she used to have this problem at school with homework, before diagnosis); it has been a few weeks now and we just can't seem to find a way to help her, or get her to help herself. When she tries to sit down to work she instantly feels angry and frustrated. Unfortunately, she then starts to fall behind with work, which makes her more frustrated and then anxious, and it becomes a vicious circle. Her focus is very fragile, the slightest thing breaks it, she can't focus or use her hyper focus. She has a nice calm working environment and a desk that we have set up for her, we've made changes to make things as easy for her as possible, but nothing has helped. She is becoming a little down over it and I just wish I had the skills to help.
We have read a few articles on how to focus etc, and had some plans and ideas, but it seems to be getting worse rather than better.
It's incredibly frustrating and upsetting for her and us, and I was wondering if anyone had any hits and tips; has anyone else had this problem?
Thanks for any help or suggestions
