Hi, my DD is 16 and at sixth form college. She was diagnosed as autistic during the summer.
She was relieved when she got a diagnosis as it made a lot of sense and helped her to understand herself a bit more. She also, obviously wishes that she wasn’t autistic as she gets upset about her difficulties and wants them to go away.
My question is about motivation, she really struggles to make herself study, tidy her room, do homework. She is ok with going out with friends and has a boyfriend she enjoys spending time with but is now saying she wants to quit college because A Levels are too much work and she can’t cope with it.
Are there any strategies that would help her to focus and to get her work done? Is there anything I can do to help her? (She hates being told what to do, and me suggesting she do half an hours work or make herself a timetable just pisses her off and makes her less likely to do it).
I don’t want her to quit her A Levels as I know she really wants to get them and to go to Uni but she can’t seem to see past the homework.
I’m happy to support whatever she decides and have told her this. School gave her mental health a battering and we’re not going through that again.
Any ideas?