- [[go]] https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/autistic-burnout-explained/
- It is the intense physical, mental or emotional exhaustion, often accompanied by a loss of skills, that some adults with autism experience. Many autistic people say it results mainly from the cumulative effect of having to navigate a world that is designed for neurotypical people.
- Burnout may especially affect autistic adults who have strong cognitive and language abilities and are working or going to school with neurotypical people.
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