There is an initial acute phase in Autistic Burnout, where people normally experience an intense crash in their energy levels and ability to function.   This crash often occurs quite suddenly, although there may have been warning signs. People often

‘Avoidance’ has become a bit of a dirty word when we talk about stressful situations, hard work, trauma or phobias.  While there are valid reasons for having concerns about avoidance, it isn’t always a bad thing.  Sometimes some degree of

I had an interesting conversation with people on my mailing list about how people respond to the question ‘how are you?’ and I wanted to share it here too… For Autistic people, and particularly Autistic people in Autistic Burnout or

One of the first concepts I introduce in Authenticity is the idea of ‘stressors’ and ‘soothers’; things that make Autistic Burnout worse and better respectively.  When you’ve had a long period of too many stressors and not enough soothers your stress

I often get asked ‘how can I explain my Autistic Burnout to others? My answer is that it depends on a few things: The context How much time do you have for this conversation? What is the nature of your

If you are a late-realised, high masking Autistic person experiencing extreme fatigue you may be wondering if you have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)/ Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) or Autistic Burnout.  You may have been diagnosed with CFS/ME and be worried that