Autistic burnout: it's more than just being really tired
I'm back again and given my absence, I knew exactly what I needed to talk about. Autistic burnout. It's a bit different to the ordinary kind of burnout and it's also often mistaken for depression, but whilst it may appear similar, it's not quite either of these things. Burnout for neurotypical people is typically more work-related. They've worked themselves too hard and they're at a point of exhaustion. Autistic people reach burnout after they've been exposed to a lot of sensory or emotional input, too much masking or perhaps after meltdowns (which I'll explain in another post). Our battery is completely empty and during this time we may struggle with executive function (doing basic tasks such as eating, showering etc.) and communication, as some autistic people will totally lose their ability to communicate, or in my case I feel like my brain is clouded by a thick fog that I'm having to search through in order to get my thoughts out and even if I