Every therapy, every diagnosis, every medication– burnout, meltdowns, marriages, careers, shutdowns, and then there was clarity with a late diagnosis of autism.
When Andrew tried to tell his estranged mother about being diagnosed as autistic at age 25, he learned a devastating truth.
When the crushing weight of life far exceeds the strength of your executive function, autistic burnout happens. This is a view of how that looks.
Myth: Autistics don’t feel emotions. Bzzzzt. Wrong. As someone with Asperger’s, I can testify to the fact of that being 100% false. My emotions are
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