Fluctuating functioning

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Do your functioning abilities fluctuate?

No, my functioning level is constant	0%	[ 0 ]
My functioning changes slightly over the years	0%	[ 0 ]
My functioning changes slightly at the time scale of months	0%	[ 0 ]
My functioning can change slightly from a day to day	4%	[ 1 ]
My functioning can change slightly in hours/minutes	9%	[ 2 ]
My functioning changes a lot over the years	13%	[ 3 ]
My functioning changes a lot at the time scale of months	22%	[ 5 ]
My functioning can change a lot from a day to day	26%	[ 6 ]
My functioning can change a lot in hours/minutes	22%	[ 5 ]
I don't know	4%	[ 1 ]

Total votes : 23

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28 Jun 2019, 9:24 am

Some posters described their experience of fluctuating functioning.
At high school, some teachers believed I was taking drugs because one day I was open, talkative and showed great intelligence, and another day, I was aloof and not really getting what was going on around me.
I didn't take anything, this is how I am.

What are your experiences?

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28 Jun 2019, 9:27 am

I feel like "changes in functioning," at times, could be attributed merely to "moods."

Though I do believe that I, at times, adapt better to things at some moments than at others.

Teenagers are notoriously moody. They might be euphoric and optimistic one moment; completely negative and aloof the next moment. Their overall "functioning" might not have changed, though.

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28 Jun 2019, 9:41 am

For me it very much depends on the activity ie managing money = quite good , keeping flat clean = poor.

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28 Jun 2019, 3:08 pm

For me it can change dramatically over a few minutes if that. Sometimes all is going well then something changes. Sensory issues go into full effect, executive function goes out the window, speech becomes difficult and limited. I can hold it together enough to retreat without incident, but at that point the day is over for me.

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28 Jun 2019, 10:39 pm

My functioning fluctuates for no clear reasons.
Sure there are 'triggers' or whatnot; certain foods and meds, hormones, sensory issues, perceptions, thoughts, health and emotions... Clear factors.

But sometimes these factors are largely ignored for no clear reasons, no matter how optimal it goes. I'm missing something vital...

My main conclusion was sleep because it hasn't able to be fixed yet for various reasons except through dumb luck and waking up actually functioning for certain amounts of time, ignoring any factors -- even stress and sensory issues, and without doing anything special to actually make it happen.
It just 'expires' as opposed to being 'worn down' by any activity.

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29 Jun 2019, 5:27 am

I can be a charming NT for a whole hour but then I have to run and hide to recover.

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29 Jun 2019, 5:40 am

Edna3362 wrote:

Sleep is the easiest factor to identify for me. I function better in the morning after at least 8 hours of good sleep.

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29 Jun 2019, 6:46 am

magz wrote:

Edna3362 wrote:

Sleep is the easiest factor to identify for me. I function better in the morning after at least 8 hours of good sleep.

3 hours of good sleep would keep me at my best state a whole day.
One night of 8 hours of good sleep would give me about 3 days or so instead.

I rarely get any good sleep. Since about last year, I almost never have any...

My sleep issues are mainly caused by chronic sinusitis.
It doesn't let me sleep if it keeps acting up at night, laying down made it worse, and a really high probability of having a form of sleep apnea... It made routines of sleep hygiene meaningless. Grew up hating the need of sleep.
Worse is that the closest trigger I have is humidity or air pressure than something avoidable allergy like usual assumed trigger like dust and smoke or even nonallergic yet still preventable/predictable like stress and cold.

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29 Jun 2019, 7:37 am

When I couldn't have good sleep for a month, I went insane.
Literally. Psychiatrically.

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29 Jun 2019, 9:29 am

My functional level is fairly consistent now, but I still get a case of the "stupids" when I'm stressed out. A lot is at stake now and I want to do things right if I am going to move forward in life.

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29 Jun 2019, 10:10 am

My functioning is always low

No fluctuate

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30 Jun 2019, 1:07 am

I go from "normal" to autism. I think I always have traits though. When I get nervous, stressed, anxious, or very upset, have a bad day, I slip into it. It all depends on my mood and I think I also wear out so I need to rest and the glass always gets full and then I can't handle it anymore.

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