And yes, this is an #autistic #actuallyAutistic / perpetual #AutisticBurnout vibe. Other vibes for your consideration:
Feeling like you're drowning, or treading water, but all the time
Feeling like you're perpetually falling into a dark sinkhole or quicksand
Feeling like you're stuck being bumped around in a dryer on its spin cycle
That eery #depersonalisation #derealization feeling of "the world is moving too quickly around me and I am moving too slowly"

Can #AutisticBurnout manifest in not being able to sleep?

Lately, I'd be lucky if I get a good night's sleep.

Was going to stream today, but couldn't pull myself together because I went to bed finally at 6am only to have to get up at 8:45am to take my son to school.

Haven't been able to sleep since.

My parents came to visit yesterday. It was good to see them, and we had some productive conversation about #AutisticBurnout, but it was a lot. I woke up today with no spoons, and still haven’t gotten out of bed. Today’s going to be a crash day.

#ActuallyAustistic

Autistic people and Boundaries

https://emergentdivergence.com/2023/09/04/autistic-people-energy-accounting-and-boundaries/

@actuallyautistic @autisticadvocacy

#autistic #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #autisticburnout #burnout #identity #wellbeing #trauma

Been practicing some scripts. Speaking then makes my head hurt.

Hopefully I don’t embarrass myself too much tomorrow.
#autisticburnout

I hit a wall last week. I’ve been carrying too much and hit a point of autistic burnout. This is the first time this has happened where I knew what was going on: before I knew my neurotype I’d been diagnosed with cptsd, anxiety disorders, OCD, Tourette’s syndrome, and just being a “bad kid.” So with knowledge of this I have better tools to deal with it now.
#autism #autisticburnout
A little about what this looks like and how I’m handling it differently in the thread to follow.

Tapping Into the Spiritual to Ease Burnout

Burnout advice on the internet tends to ignore the fact that humans need connection and safety in order to thrive. As a neurodivergent person, the demands of living in a world built for neurotypicals means that most of the time that sense of safety simply doesn't exist. The demands of capitalism require that

https://chickenyogi.com/2023/08/27/tapping-into-the-spiritual-to-ease-burnout/

#ActuallyAutistic #AutisticBurnout #burnout #spiritual

Definitely closer to blackout than bingo on this Autistic Burnout Bingo Card!

#AutisticBurnout
#autistic #autism #neurodivergent #neurodivergence

https://taylorheaton.gumroad.com/l/autistic-adult-bingo

@autisticadvocacy
@actuallyautistic @actuallyadhd @actuallyautistics @audhd @neurodivergent

#AutisticBurnout @autisticadvocacy @autisticadvocacy

https://understandingautistics.wordpress.com/2023/08/16/reflections-on-autistic-burnout/

Trying to figure out how to pivot and make a career change, even with all the logical advice I've been given, is only reminding me how burnt out and risk adverse I am.

I just can't bring myself to start over again, especially with the amount of financial anxiety I have.

Because all I've learned leads to "You have to start over" and I'm too scared to change.

@actuallyautistic #actuallyautistic #autisticburnout #jobs #careerchange

@hmm_cook put myself in quarantine, away from any mouvement, light changing, noise… that trigger my anxiety when I am like that.

Also some time doing TRE helps me to let out my stress
Here is a video in French but he says that he has made the same in English

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=REdx0KRjlJg

#actuallyautistic #autisticburnout

I'm absolutely exhausted.

Think it's a mix of the heat, heavy masking, and far far more social interaction than I expected. However, I did bump into a friend I've not seen since my #AutisticBurnout started and I limited all meatspace social interactions.

Thankfully I was able to recognise the signs, which means I'm getting better at spoons and interoception.

So I'm taking Thursday and Friday off because of how fatigued I feel. I foresee this becoming a regular occurrence until I can find my way to another job because the Autistic burnout is getting stronger.

I wish I could find a mentor, especially for something like technical and/or UX writing. It seems everybody I reach out to is also burnt out.

@actuallyautistic #actuallyautistic #autisticburnout #mentorship #mentor #technicalwriting #UXwriting

Don't forget that I will be giving a seminar on Autistic burnout with the one and only Tanya Adkin at the beginning of next month!

Facilitated by Autistic Parents UK

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/burnout-seminar-with-tanya-adkin-and-david-gray-hammond-tickets-684227772687

#actuallyautistic #autism #autistic #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #autisticburnout #burnout #atypicalburnout

Stop Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services Denying Support For Autistic Kids

CAMHS misdiagnosed my Autistic burnout and it endangered my safety

For anyone who has been following my writing recently, you will be aware that there is an ongoing campaign regarding the failings of Child and Adolescent Mental health Services (CAMHS).

https://click.e.change.org/f/a/kbd-_rEe6Avzohk3sEF9sg~~/AANj1QA~/RgRmsN4iP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9lbWVyZ2VudGRpdmVyZ2VuY2UuY29tLzIwMjMvMDgvMDUvY2FtaHMtbWlzZGlhZ25vc2VkLW15LWF1dGlzdGljLWJ1cm5vdXQtYW5kLWl0LWVuZGFuZ2VyZWQtbXktc2FmZXR5L1cDc3BjQgpkySdZzmQNsCjyUhdib2IuamFtaWVzb243QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAg~~

Petition:

https://chng.it/JsYk7VXbB8

#autism #CAMHS #AutisticBurnout

Where do we find a billionaire backer to fund a foundation to support a network of #AutisticBurnout education and recovery centers?

I can't count how many autistics friends I've daydreamed with about having a place to go to get support when you're too deeply burned out to function or recover on your own. Kind of like how celebrities go to rehab when they need a reset, but with less talk and more kittens. I know this is a silly pipe dream, but it would seriously help a lot of folks if there were really such a resource.

Idk how to do the proper tw thing tbh, but mentioning autistic burnout below.
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I do like my job, and I might be less burnt out by it than my last few jobs, but the autistic burnout is nigh-eternal. #actuallyautistic #autisticburnout

I’m one and a half year into recovering from complete #autisticBurnout, and somehow I had imagined I would do lots of epic cool stuff with all the free time at some point.

Rather anticlimactically, from the vantage point of internalized #ableism, all I’ve managed to achieve so far is not dying at escape velocity anymore.

Take good care of yourselves and others while you can.

#actuallyAutistic #cripTime #disability

#autisticburnout #family support guide available here:

https://www.autisticrealms.com/shop

#autism #actuallyautistic #MentalHealth

It feels like during burnout, every little stressor is magnified a million times.

#AutisticBurnout