Understanding Autistic Burnout: More Than Just Exhaustion

Autistic burnout isn’t just feeling tired — it’s a full-body, full-brain shutdown that can deeply impact daily functioning.

It often happens after long periods of masking, sensory overload, or pushing through environments that don’t accommodate your needs.
It can look like:

• Losing skills you usually have

• Extreme fatigue

• Emotional shutdown

• Increased sensory sensitivity

• Losing the ability to "push through" social situations

Recovery from autistic burnout isn't about "trying harder."
It’s about radical rest, unmasking, and rebuilding life systems that actually support your real needs.

If you’re in burnout, you are not lazy, broken, or failing.
You are carrying more than most people ever realize.

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