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Too much sleep? Is this an autistic trait?

Claire

Our 14 nearly 15 year old daughter refuses to get up in the morning, normally rising about 3/4 o'clock some days. No matter how we try to get her out of bed (she is in a high bed because her room is the smallest) she will just ignore us. If we come up with a plan the day before and she agrees with her own conditions, it still never happens, we give her consequences, makes no difference, we have tried rewards, it still never happens. She will be worse when we try to go to an appointment, which i have to cancel 99% of the time. Its so exhausting. 

She is being assessed next month but was hoping you guys may have some ideas as to how we can help her?

Thank you in advance x

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  • I've always been labelled anxious, shy & depressed, but I've always felt there is something else going on to make me feel so out of place with the world. I've only realised in the past year or so that I could be autistic, because I was taught (during my Psych undergrad!!) that autism is mainly a male problem. There are a few past and current things that stick out to me as being linked to autism :

    • Going mute or speaking with a whisper when I'm overwhelmed in public.

    • Feeling overwhelmed when plans change

    • I used to be INTENSELY interested in the Tudors. I bored so many people silly with all my facts. My interest have changed since then, but some can be quite intense.

    • Needing lots of alone time

    • Two work-related burnouts (one incredibly serious) from being overstimulated from 9-5 office work.

    • Fussy eater, especially when it comes to certain textures.

    • Inability to follow instructions with more than one step involved, unless clearly laid out in written form. I require everyone to be very clear with me, otherwise I won't feel able to complete a task .

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  • I've always been labelled anxious, shy & depressed, but I've always felt there is something else going on to make me feel so out of place with the world. I've only realised in the past year or so that I could be autistic, because I was taught (during my Psych undergrad!!) that autism is mainly a male problem. There are a few past and current things that stick out to me as being linked to autism :

    • Going mute or speaking with a whisper when I'm overwhelmed in public.

    • Feeling overwhelmed when plans change

    • I used to be INTENSELY interested in the Tudors. I bored so many people silly with all my facts. My interest have changed since then, but some can be quite intense.

    • Needing lots of alone time

    • Two work-related burnouts (one incredibly serious) from being overstimulated from 9-5 office work.

    • Fussy eater, especially when it comes to certain textures.

    • Inability to follow instructions with more than one step involved, unless clearly laid out in written form. I require everyone to be very clear with me, otherwise I won't feel able to complete a task .

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