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Does this happen to anyone else?

electra

Not sure if this is autism-related so would be grateful if anyone else could say if it happens to them too.

At the age of 54 I still get ill the way children do, sudden onset of illness, which is often debilitating and severe, then suddenly well again. For instance last night I felt so ill I had to go to bed early, woke this morning with a hign temperature and aches, slept all day and am now fine and full of beans.

This is a problem because I feel my employer thinks I'm saying I'm sick when I'm not because I don't need the recovery time that other people seem to do. For instance today I called in sick saying I had a hign temperature and felt dreadful but tomorrow I will be back at work and will be fine. Other people might need a few more days off. If this is autism-related it would be easier to explain to them.

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    I have two thoughts on this. do your illnesses follow after periods where you have been very busy, working particularly hard or when you have had a particularly social time? Getting completely exhausted is a thing that can creep up on an autism sufferer. A duvet day or a good nights sleep can sort this sort of incident out.

    My second thought is whether you have looked at food intolerance - some food additives and drugs (e.g. aspirin) can have a huge impact on some people. 

    Your absence pattern sounds unfortunate - you might like to look at the Bradford factor which is a measure used by employers to identify people who may be swinging the lead.

    Can you talk to your employer and say that you are not sure what is going on but that you are aware of it. Can you apologise to them and say that you can understand that it doesn't look great? Have you had more or less days off than average?

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    I have two thoughts on this. do your illnesses follow after periods where you have been very busy, working particularly hard or when you have had a particularly social time? Getting completely exhausted is a thing that can creep up on an autism sufferer. A duvet day or a good nights sleep can sort this sort of incident out.

    My second thought is whether you have looked at food intolerance - some food additives and drugs (e.g. aspirin) can have a huge impact on some people. 

    Your absence pattern sounds unfortunate - you might like to look at the Bradford factor which is a measure used by employers to identify people who may be swinging the lead.

    Can you talk to your employer and say that you are not sure what is going on but that you are aware of it. Can you apologise to them and say that you can understand that it doesn't look great? Have you had more or less days off than average?

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