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matt wilkie

@ireneista new term to me. After a bit of reading I understand autistic burnout as:

* loss of mental and emotional functions and skills due to mental~emotional exhaustion

What distinguishes it from 'regular' burnout is that:

* said exhaustion is from interacting with the world in ways which don't exhaust normals, and may even enervate them (such as conversation, eye contact, noise, lights, ...)

Is this more or less correct?

28 July at 5:35 | Wall-to-wall | Open on vmst.io
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Irenes (many)

@maphew the distinction is more than that. the exhaustion is of a different nature - probably hard to imagine if you've never experienced it. your summary is a reasonable start though.

(we would have said neurotypical or allistic, but mostly for the sake of precision)

28 July at 5:37 | Open on adhd.irenes.space
Stephan Matthiesen

@ireneista @maphew
Yes, the exhaustion is of a different nature and that probably makes it hard to understand for neurotypicals.

For me, I have no problem working hard on intellectual tasks (translating science books) pretty much all day, but I completely collapse at any social interaction (or even the thought of it) and get panic and a kind of brain freeze.

But because I still do incredible amounts of work, people can't believe I'm suffering of burnout.

@ireneista @maphew
Yes, the exhaustion is of a different nature and that probably makes it hard to understand for neurotypicals.

For me, I have no problem working hard on intellectual tasks (translating science books) pretty much all day, but I completely collapse at any social interaction (or even the thought of it) and get panic and a kind of brain freeze.

28 July at 11:03 | Open on troet.cafe
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