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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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  • Were the panic attacks on leaving the house induced by anxiety about anything happening at school. it is important to check for bullying. The kind of bullying might be perceived by teachers as just ribbing, but if everyone in the class is picking on you because you have behavioural issues, or taking advantage because she is slower, or playing on any sensory overload issues, that could make her scared of school.

    Most people on the spectrum were bullied at school....me included...my sensitivity to loud noises and sudden movements meant I was easily wound up as entertainment, especially when the sudden movements were just on the periphery of my field of view.

    Schools seem to be pretty universally blind and dumb on this kind of bullying.

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  • Were the panic attacks on leaving the house induced by anxiety about anything happening at school. it is important to check for bullying. The kind of bullying might be perceived by teachers as just ribbing, but if everyone in the class is picking on you because you have behavioural issues, or taking advantage because she is slower, or playing on any sensory overload issues, that could make her scared of school.

    Most people on the spectrum were bullied at school....me included...my sensitivity to loud noises and sudden movements meant I was easily wound up as entertainment, especially when the sudden movements were just on the periphery of my field of view.

    Schools seem to be pretty universally blind and dumb on this kind of bullying.

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