How to help probably autistic daughter with GCSE revision

[dinomirror]

Dds problem is that she gets distracted so so easily. She will sit down to do even just 20 minutes and then get distracted. Also its really hard for her after school as she needs to destess but then she gets anxious about not revising. How can i help?

Is her phone distracting her? Offer to look after it for a short time. My dd discovered apps that reward you for not using your phone. You start off with a seed and it slowly grows into a flower the longer you leave your phone alone.

Yes but i also think its just the sheer amount of work she has to do

20 minute chunks are fine

20 minute chunks. Break - something that helps to calm/de-stress. My DD needs a burst of activity to re-focus.
Lots of snacks and treats!
Have a plan of what needs doing for each subject and what techniques works best for her.
Set a finish time in the evening so it doesn't take over. There's still quite a few months to go and a lot can be achieved by then. Every bit of revision done counts.

I feel you op. Mine doesn't get distracted after twenty minutes, but is rather distracted for 40 minutes before her mind transitions properly into "study" which means she's spending an inordinate amount of time on a small amount of studying. It's very hard. And worrying. I can offer No advice but at least solidarity op.

Have you got revision cards? My daughter uses them she has diagnosed asd/adhd so really struggles to focus and retain information. We've found bullet pointed cards for each subject help her memory and don't overload her. She's homemade hers with the help of teachers on little recipe card type things however I think you can actually buy revision cards?

Revision timetable. With all areas colour coded.

Also when they were doing revision in school, mine was allowed to be at home. She did much better there.