Autistic Burnout - How to Recognise and Understand it

How to Watch for Signs of Burnout in Your Life

Clark | Autistic Girlie & Host of Chronically the Sickest on Instagram: "Autistic burnout vs autistic joy 🤺🤺 Video description : Clark a blonde white woman in a blue Aerie sweatshirt that reads Self Care sits in her car and talks to camera. She shares that as a late diagnosed autistic woman she had been struggling with autistic burnout. And since sharing her experience online people have inquired about her coping strategies for burnout. She prefaces her answers with the promise that she is jus

🧠 Autistic burnout isn’t something you can “quick fix.” But so many adults are told to try things that simply don’t work—and end up feeling worse when the burnout doesn’t lift. Here are some more fake fixes that DON’T work: ❌ Forcing yourself to “push through” ❌ More productivity hacks ❌ Positive thinking only ❌ Masking harder to “fit in” ❌ Resting for a weekend and expecting to bounce back. ❌ Therapy that only teaches coping skills without real environmental change ❌ Over-relying on meds or su

Megan Anna Neff, PsyD

Autistic Burnout - The Neurodivergent Woman