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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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    Your ability to bounce back could be because you are looking after yourself properly, your diet is sensible and you are not denying yourself sleep. 

    stress (this goes with AS) is likely to lead to physical ailments so there is an autism aspect to this but I think you are demonstrating that actually AS can lead to more reliable , staff who care more (even obsess On occasions) about things like health.

    one reason for asking about diet was me trying to work out what might help me - recently diagnosed at 56 - reduce the incidence of meltdowns etc.

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    Your ability to bounce back could be because you are looking after yourself properly, your diet is sensible and you are not denying yourself sleep. 

    stress (this goes with AS) is likely to lead to physical ailments so there is an autism aspect to this but I think you are demonstrating that actually AS can lead to more reliable , staff who care more (even obsess On occasions) about things like health.

    one reason for asking about diet was me trying to work out what might help me - recently diagnosed at 56 - reduce the incidence of meltdowns etc.

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