Tag: autistic burnout
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Neurodivergent Burnout: How Misdiagnosis and Dismissal Left Me Broken for Decades
For most of my adult life, I believed there was something wrong with me. I chased answers for my constant exhaustion, pain, and inability to function like everyone else. Doctor after doctor dismissed me as “hysterical,” “lazy,” or “just stressed.” What I didn’t know was that the problem wasn’t my body failing me—it was neurodivergent…
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Burnout Before the Holidays: Helping My Autistic Child Recover In Time To Enjoy Easter
When Burnout Looks Like Illness It happened again. Just days before the end of term, my six-year-old broke. His little body and mind, utterly exhausted from weeks of masking and trying to keep up with school demands, gave out. The result? A high temperature and vomiting. Now, logic might say this sounds like a bug.…
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How Do I Human? Discovering I’m Neurodivergent After a Lifetime of Misunderstanding
For years, I thought I was just broken—too intense, too sensitive, too much. It wasn’t until I discovered I’m both autistic and ADHD that everything finally made sense. This is the story of how a lifetime of misdiagnosis, burnout, and self-doubt led to a life-changing moment of clarity—and the start of finally understanding how to…
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