Autism burnout is a very real and difficult thing. I've been in it for about 2 years at this point. This is a video I filmed yesterday on the verge of an autistic meltdown because I was so exhausted from my day that consisted of only getting dressed, cooking, and having a zoom call. Autism in an invisible disability and a lot of people don't see the internal struggles we face. I'm posting this hoping my transparency both educates others on these hidden struggles and allows people to feel less al

Autistic burnout isn’t a personal failure it’s a rest mismatch! It doesn’t happen because you didn’t rest enough. It happens because your nervous system hasn’t gotten the right kinds of rest. As a neuropsychologist, I see this constantly: people stop working, cancel plans, sleep more and still feel worse. That’s because autistic burnout isn’t repaired by “taking a break.” It’s repaired by specific nervous system rests. Here are the 7 autistic rests most adults are missing 👇 🧠 Sensory rest — re

Autistic burnout recovery is not about pushing harder. I learned that the hard way. Burnout happens when your nervous system stays overloaded for too long. Masking. Sensory stress. Social pressure. High expectations. Eventually your system shuts down to protect you. Recovery starts with removing demand, not adding goals. These are the tips that actually helped me recover. I lowered input before I tried to raise output. Less noise. Fewer decisions. Simpler days. I stopped masking wherever it was