S2 E24 - Ask Me Anything About Autistic Burnout

I invited our Mind Your Autistic Brain community to send in their questions about burnout and I hosted a very casual zoom to answer them. We ended up with 13 questions in this episode and I hope it is as helpful to you as it was to the group. The poll results showed that the majority weren’t sure if they were in burnout at the beginning of the webinar and wanted to learn more and when I asked at the end if those who answered they weren’t sure now had clarity the results were very clear, yes burnout was definitely on the radar now.

Time Stamps:

Q1- 4:11 What is Autstic Burnout?

Q2- 7:40 How can I help someone who is going through burnout?

Q3- 10:51 What’s the recovery journey look like? Where to start? What’s the 1st step?

Q4- 18:16 I have a long to do list, events and travel coming up and I’m feeling drained.

Q5- 21:46 I have felt more distant & have no will to be social, is this an early sign?

Q6- 26:12 Is there any way of getting motivated while in burnout?

Q7- 31:43 At what age can burnout start?

Q8- 34:44 How long or short could it be? How much can burnout vary?

Q9- 37:44 How do I make peace with the me who was in burnout?

Q10- 39:57 I’ve always thought I suffer from depression but could this be burnout?

Q11- 43:20 Can medications make a difference and could this still be burnout?

Q12- 47:19 How do I prioritize myself?

Q13- 49:22 How do I recognize BO warning signs? How do I manage BO while still

working full time?

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