Someone asked me what's the worst thing
abut having Asperger's in every day life. My answer is getting so
tired after going out.
I never really knew that I got tired at
the end of the day until my mum told me that I was after work, which
was why she always let me relax while she made the dinner.
I do get tired, very much so, after
going out shopping or meeting people. I never knew why but since I
have been reading and learning about Asperger's and autism, I have
found out the probable reason. I just thought it was the travelling,
and also my heart problem (I have a hole in the heart) but I have
come to think it's more than that. It's the whole Aspie experience of
communicating, fitting in with others, acting as if you're normal and
all the sensory challenges I can come across eg the noise and lights.
Take the morning I drafted this post. I
had a meeting with my client. I was so tired that apart from this
post, I didn't write anything except this and a status on
Facebook. The whole morning exhausted me.
Thankfully, as I work from home, I can
have a nap in the afternoon if I want to, and most days I do. I find
it recharges my brain and body. If I don't get a proper nap or no nap
at all, then I stay tired for the rest of the day, and can become
grumpy and miserable.
So, if you have an autistic child and
they are tired at the end of the day, let them be themselves and do
what they want to, if it's going to their bedroom to rest. They need
to recharge their brain and body and get back to normal calmness.
