Fishy, 16 days ago

@ashleyspencer Thank you for making those things visible to us and others around us

ashleyspencer, 16 days ago

@Fishy I’m happy to help fellow autistics learn more about themselves. There is greater peace the more we understand ourselves. :RedHearts:

ed, 24 days ago

@ashleyspencer asking only to educate myself on the topic: what's the difference between autistic burnout and burnout?

ashleyspencer, 24 days ago

@ed autistic burnout comes with heightened sensory issues, lowered ability to mask (trying to act neurotypical), losing ability to function normally, getting overloaded a lot easier, etc.

Neurotypical burnout doesn’t usually come with those things.

I’ve been through entrepreneur burnout and I could barely get out of bed for 3 days. Couldn’t process a thought. Brain just stopped working and couldn’t do a damn thing after pushing myself so incredibly hard.