The Autistic Burnout Rollercoaster - How To PREVENT Autistic Burnout

Learn about the 4 STAGES of the Autistic Burnout cycle, the causes and symptoms of burnout, how it's different from regular burnout, and the ways you can PREVENT autistic burnout in the future!
In our hustle-culture society, a lot of content geared toward the masses is not totally applicable to Autistic people and often makes us feel like we are 'falling behind' in life...
Autistic burnout is something you may experience, which is arguably a more intense, longer, and nuanced situation when compared to regular old burnout - if you are looking to STOP the cycles of burnout in your life, this is the video FOR YOU!
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:03 What Is Burnout?
04:41 Symptoms Of Burnout
10:31 The 6 Big Causes
19:25 Real World Examples
24:52 Is Autistic Burnout Different?
25:20 Causes Of Autistic Burnout
29:37 Why I Became Burnout
33:59 Symptoms Of Autistic Burnout
37:07 My Burnout Symptoms
39:33 The Burnout Rollercoaster
41:05 Stage 3 (Burnout)
43:05 Stage 4 (Burnout Recovery)
46:31 Stage 1 (Capability)
48:25 Stage 2 (Capacity)
50:33 Preventing Burnout
55:25 IMPORTANT CONCLUSION
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[@lauraburystedmundsyoga8231]

Burnout sucks & can last for years. Wish I'd understood this years ago (before I realised I'm autistic) when I pushed my self to achieve whatever everyone else did, & punished myself for needing more down-time than them!

[@tomsale5142]

Me to years pain fatigue what are your symptoms have you found anything to help

[@lauraburystedmundsyoga8231]

@@tomsale5142 not much pain (thankfully) but bad insomnia, brain fog, short term memory (what did I come in here for?!) & mood swings. Not really found anything to help yet - everything I read says take some time our to relax but I don't have time!! I kind of recover a tiny bit - enough to clean the house & do the washing - then I'm knackered again & I never have time to deal with the underlying stress. It feel like swimming as hard as I can just to stay afloat, but never getting anywhere.

[@tomsale5142]

@@lauraburystedmundsyoga8231 thanks for reply muscle pain everyday years now central sensitisation I think it gets worse with age now 43 are you hypermobile I think this is the link to

[@michaelpineiro533]

I'm on year 13 rn.

[@michaelpineiro533]

I'm on year 13 rn.

[@gothboschincarnate3931]

this video should be training material used in schools for educational purposes.

[@ThomasHenley]

I’m really glad you think so! Thanks a bunch! 🙏🏻

[@gothboschincarnate3931]

karra and Donna Douglas think so too! @@ThomasHenley

[@Diverse_Interests]

My god! I just didn't understand what this was and so much of what is being explained helps me. I have trouble recognizing body needs and emotional states, things like getting the signal that I am hungry or thirsty and I miss the usual triggers that alerts people something is wrong until it is far gone and too late to avert burnout. Plus, I go past burnout and only am stopped by my own body. It is twice now that shingles has taken me and it's cranial and optic nerves that take damage...I am too young for this to happen so it confuses doctors. It's just brutally painful. Plus, I didn't know there was a name for the struggles I have and that it is under executive functioning. I would try harder and fail, and then other people find it easy so I didn't understand why I had a hard time of it. I have been trying to sort all this out on my own in a burnout stage. The problem is I adapted myself to be more socially acceptable and sort of forgot many of the things that are me if I am not trying so hard to blend in.

[@pferreira1983]

This is a really good video. I relate to all of this. Sensory stimulation resulting in stress is the worst for anyone.

[@ThomasHenley]

Thanks Pedro! Definitely want to pay attention to sensory environments, especially at home and at work

[@pferreira1983]

@@ThomasHenley Relaxation techniques help but my problem is trying to master them.

[@bron506]

I've been trying to recover from burn out for more than a year, and have been deep digging for resources over the last few months because standard burnout didn't quite seem to fully capture what I've been experiencing and standard tips haven't helped. I don't have a diagnosis except for ADHD, but am starting to suspect it's not just that. Every single part of this resonates -- finally, something that fully matches what I'm going through. Thank you for breaking this down with such detail and clarity, as well as offering actual workable tips. Watching this makes it feel like recovery is actually possible. I had brutally underestimated the impact of brushing off sensory sensitivities and suspect I've done myself in by masking. I think there's still a lot to explore, but your videos have all been super helpful on this journey, and this one in particular is just fantastically supportive.

[@shanartisan]

Omg. 15 year Runescape player here. I knew I liked this channel for a reason.

[@s0cializedpsych0path]

Fellow Aspie, just here to drop a like. Keep on truckin'!

[@ThomasHenley]

Thanks for the visit and the like! 💪🏻

[@tomsale5142]

How many have fybromyalgia because of burnout years

[@annajanis4596]

since my late diagnosis ..related video start to show on my ytobe :) magically anyway .. so far you are the best .. the most clear, digestible and knowledgeable thank YOU

[@LegoLover-ij4gb]

Brilliant video. Thanks, James, M.E. for 25 yrs. ADHD. C.PTSD I never looked at Autism in myself. My son is diagnosed with high functioning autism. Helpful and very educational video. New, thankful subscriber. ❤

[@jarolifestyle7740]

Very well said. i wish everyone could watch this video

[@RainbowPyramid]

Very helpful. I particularly liked the symptoms list. I know I am burned out, but there are more things on your list that were frustrating me about myself which I didn't realise were part of the burnout.

[@Girlsplaybass]

Thank you Thomas.

[@BradleySGBaker]

Love that shirt!!!!

[@markus_selloi]

Same

[@jenn1663]

Soooo...what you are saying is I'm back in burnout...again

[@EdmundsJourney]

nice explained very helpful, can I ask you if you want to become friends with me on runescape?

[@ThomasHenley]

Sure, why not! What’s your username?

[@EdmundsJourney]

@@ThomasHenley great ! my name is Carneool. What’s you name ? :)

[@EdmundsJourney]

@@ThomasHenley I add u tomorrow morning then because it’s 11:43 PM here