Many of us have heard of burnout, that grinding exhaustion and loss of motivation driven by pressures from work, but for those suffering from autistic burnout it stems from the demands of everyday ...

ADHD burnout is a consequence of chronic stress, causing disturbance to physical (autonomic nervous system) and mental functioning. It is caused by overextending and leads to fatigue. Autistic burnout ...

Autistic burnout is primarily characterized by chronic and persistent exhaustion, a loss of capacity or skills, and reduced tolerance to stimuli. 3 Although autistic burnout can vary vastly from ...

Autistic regression refers to a loss of previously acquired skills or a backtracking of developmental milestones. In young children, it may represent autism onset. In older children and adults, it may ...

On a random Friday in October of last year, I got fired from my first corporate job. When I hopped into the virtual meeting, I knew it was all over and I was angry at myself for ever believing ...

Employment is a key determinant of physical and mental health and quality of life. Yet, autistic people remain unemployed and under-employed. Dora M. Raymaker, PhD, was the speaker at the AJ Drexel ...

Neurodivergent burnout may cause symptoms such as chronic exhaustion, increased sensory sensitivity, and loss of skills. Taking time off and lowering self-expectations may help with recovery. Burnout ...

Diagnoses have climbed by 175 percent in just the last decade—with the greatest increases in girls and women. Here’s how our understanding of autism is changing. Girls and women are being diagnosed ...

Being autistic has made it hard to navigate office politics and communication at work, he said. He added that his autistic traits had also set him apart in positive ways, such as with hyperfocus. When ...

A new academic year is starting. I sense that my professorial colleagues around the country are returning reluctantly. Higher education in the U.S. has slipped into economic difficulty, and I believe ...