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Energy - Energy Level

Anyone experience varying energy levels as a part of Asperger's - autism?

Perhaps along the lines of feeling normal, ready to go, for a certain number of hours a day but then becoming aware of a noticeable change in a normal energy level to where it's difficult to do easy things effectively/productively (and not understanding the reason behind the change in energy level)?

The above would also be within a context of eating good, balanced meals daily.

It's a question about human energy level along the lines of:

I can work like a horse 12 hours a day

vs

I can work like a horse 1 hour a day.

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My energy level is always very low, though it varies a bit, but I have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, so that won't really help with your question.

The only time my energy level isn't low is when I'm excited.

Too much stimulation and distraction tends to sap me. Social encounters seem to drain energy away. I have techniques that help now, and I find my energy levels are generally higher, though maybe not typical.

I can work like a horse, 2 hours a day. I can only concentrate for 2 hours a day. After that, my mind starts to wander. I'm lucky to have a job, that accommodates that. I'm also fried, for the rest of the day. My mum told me that I need to rest, more because as a result of my low energy level and my nonstop lifestyle, that could be the reason that I've been getting sick, a lot, this summer.

I think it may have something to do with a common routine the mind has in place. I experience this daily, forming clear goals even working on specifics of the things I want to do when I get home, and then go back to my old routine as soon as I walk in the door. I wouldn't even call it lack of energy though. I'm very physically active and can bust my butt all day long. I consider myself extremely lucky that I learned these traits from my parents and early working as it's what keeps me employed.

It's something I very much want to work on myself as I've noticed that when I actually think of it after I get home that I have all this stuff that I eagerly said I wanted to do and would have dropped what I was doing to do if I were home at the time it suddenly makes me angry to think of performing the same actions where they'd actually get work done, at least for personal goals at home.

I, in general, have nearly no energy when I'm at school (unless I am in a particular class). I think, in this case, my fatigue is psychological. I have found that I get quite tired when I don't want to do something. However, when not at school, my energy levels are not very constant. They fluctuate between 'I need sleep RIGHT NOW' and hyperactivity.