Mastodawn

Me, 18 months ago, watching videos on adult autism: "Oh. Oh no. Oh, this explains so much."

Me, now, watching videos on autistic burnout: "Oh.... Fuck..."

Starting to wonder if I can structure my current period of unemployment to be actually restful and targeted at recovery.

#Autism #AutisticBurnout

ideogram 4d ago

I have Prosopagnosia (face blindness) and worked with someone today (just us) for 8 hours. I was fairly sure (fortuitously I saw their log in name on a computer) that it wasn't a person who has the same name who I have known for years, and I generally recognise.
She told me some work history, which I think I'd heard before, but that isn't so embarrassing.
Having lots of people who look remarkably similar (same ethnic background, haircut- even personality) is challenging for people like me.
#Autism #autistic #neurodiverse @autistics #AutisticBurnout #ActuallyAutistic

Heather Cook🖖Autistic Coach 6d ago

One of the things I figured out on my own self-discovery journey: not doing things that don't need to be done is one of the best uses of my time.

That sounds obvious. It wasn't obvious to me for a long time.

I spent years doing things out of obligation, habit, or fear of what it meant if I didn't stay busy. Turns out a lot of those things just... didn't need to happen.

#ActuallyAutistic #EnergyManagement #AuDHD #BurnoutRecovery #AutisticBurnout

Heather Cook🖖Autistic Coach Mar 13

In burnout, your brain and nervous system are struggling to keep up with unreasonable demands, and have gone into a self-protection mode.

Try to honor that, and give yourself compassion.
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#AutisticBurnout #BurnoutRecovery #Burnout #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD

F-O tistic Mar 13

I feel awful today. Corporate life really sucks. It crushes your soul and leave you feeling sorry for yourself in the ditch.
I am less and less confident about my abilities to do anything, really.
My understanding is that it could be related to #AutisticBurnout. It is not a nice feeling.

ideogram Mar 7

I saw this 'autistic survival pipeline' explained on TikTok, and thought it was useful to share. It is described in detail on lots of websites.

#Autism #autistic #neurodiverse @autistics #AutisticBurnout #ActuallyAutistic

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSuLGUADP/

Heather Cook🖖Autistic Coach Mar 6

Getting out of burnout isn’t just getting some energy, getting a little motivation and then doing stuff the same way again. It’s doing things in a different way, so that you don’t go into burnout again.

#AutisticBurnout #BurnoutRecovery #Burnout #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD

ideogram Mar 5

I just invented the verb 'aut' in a comment on TikTok. "I aut like mad...". Is this a neologism?

#Autism #autistic #neurodiverse @autistics #AutisticBurnout #ActuallyAutistic

cybervegan Mar 3

Looks like the old brain is coming back online again - managed to do a mini project with minimal brain fog interference. I'm now "officially" in #AutisticBurnout, and I've been told I need to do things I enjoy, but I haven't been able to do this kind of thing since late November.

It's a height-adjustable phone mount for 13YO to record his abstract art videos without his mum having to hold the phone for him. Upcycled cupboard door for the base and old wardrobe clothes rail for the pole. 3D printed base and sliding bracket in hot pink (the colour filament I had loaded in the 3D printer), designed in OpenSCAD. Laser cut MDF holder designed in Inkscape.

#Lasercutting #3DPrinting #OpenSCAD #Inkscape #DIY #SpecialInterest #Maker