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Feellikedancingyeah · 26/05/2020 23:52

Teen ds is totally wearing me down. He is like a sloth in the morning. He wakes at random times. Between approx 4.45 and 8.30am with no connection to whatever time he goes to bed. When he goes to bed at night he is noisy, won't settle down and crashing around in his bedroom. I tell him quietly that neighbours need to sleep but doesn't seem to realise or care. He gets energised about 6pm. He gets exercise on a football field for 2 hours a day. An hour in the afternoon and again about 7.30 pm.
Melatonin isn't working like it usually does, even a stronger dose. So in the morning I'm shattered and can't wake up.
He's not making any effort to do work. No self motivation at all. When we do actually sit to do work, he won't stay seated and is constantly messing around. He complains, and has a bad attitude to learning. School are trying to get him a place from 15 June.
He has ADHD and can't take meds (tried them all on/off for 7 years).
All can think is this is going to be like this for another 3 months. He badly needs his sporting activities which were intensive and tired him out. He won't even go for a walk. We've been no further than the football pitch for weeks

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Thisisnoteasy · 21/06/2020 12:54

Hi - this describes us and my DD. It is so reassuring to see the similar impact of lockdown, lack of routine, crazy sleep schedules, increased anxiety.

So we have: random sleep schedules - sleeping late and waking late. Have to use melatonin to try and re-regulate every time we get out of sync but let you I am shattered and cannot keep her hours. If you search teenage sleep in lockdown some interesting articles. Children becoming vampires - ie sleep during the day and awake at night. I am trying to battle this but so hard.

School motivation absolutely lacking. She can procrastinate for the whole day and do nothing; I am exhausted nagging her but then nagging is so counter productive (PDA ?) so I am trying to be a positive influence. She is back to school next week. School been great.

DD is ADHD / anxiety / currently being ASD assessed - we think she is super sensitive to meds so only low dose equasym. Like you been on and off. DD is dyspraxic so sports not her thing. I am so worried about her sloth like behaviour and unwillingness to engage with the outside world. She is very covid compliant so edging out of lockdown proving hard. Dreading the summer. She can't be in her room for 3 months sleeping crazy hours. You are not alone. I am not sure I have the answers.

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