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Is extreme tiredness normal?

misskittykat

I took my 13 yr old daughter out yesterday to meet friends that we haven't seen in ages.  It was a long day for her (train journey there and back) but we spent 5 hours with our friends, several having lunch, another 45 minutes stop for tea/cake as we were all aware that she couldn't cope with walking about for hours on end.

She really struggled to get through the last 2 hours.  I've never been one for staying in all the time so she is used to doing this sort of thing but she used to have so much more energy and get up and go.  It made me think over the last year and I can see that the extreme tiredness has been creaping up on us. 

It could be normal teenage hormones or her medication (she's been on Sertraline for 2 months) or is it because her sensory processing disoder is more extreme now?  Just wondered if others suffer or their children suffer and was there a time when things were better and if they are likely to get better?  I'm worried that she will become a recluse and lost contact with the outside world completely.  I'm still pretty new to this (diagnosis in Feb) and although I've been aware of her differences for a long time, am only just begining to 'get it'.

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  • Longman, I've never looked at like that, I was always told she had a learning disability but everyone that spends one to one with her knows she's actually very bright and has an amazing visual memory just not good at the processing side of things.

    DaisyGirl, she's on it for panic attacks which were stopping her from even leaving the house.  It helped especially in the begining.  I read the side affects in the pamphlet bit didn't do any research online because she was pretty desperate for help at the time and I couldn't see any other option but to try it.  I wasn't aware it could make the sensory processing worse.  I'll have a look into it and discuss next time we see the consultant.

    Thanks for your comments Intenseworld.  I try to put myself in her shoes but its getting through to everyone else. 

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  • Longman, I've never looked at like that, I was always told she had a learning disability but everyone that spends one to one with her knows she's actually very bright and has an amazing visual memory just not good at the processing side of things.

    DaisyGirl, she's on it for panic attacks which were stopping her from even leaving the house.  It helped especially in the begining.  I read the side affects in the pamphlet bit didn't do any research online because she was pretty desperate for help at the time and I couldn't see any other option but to try it.  I wasn't aware it could make the sensory processing worse.  I'll have a look into it and discuss next time we see the consultant.

    Thanks for your comments Intenseworld.  I try to put myself in her shoes but its getting through to everyone else. 

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