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So this podcast (transcript available) is really, really interesting.
She talks about stress, the pandemic, and the fact that brains get tired.
Autistic burnout makes a lot of sense when you think about how much stress we're under typically. 1/ https://twitter.com/BreneBrown/status/1336723892170321920
She talks about stress, the pandemic, and the fact that brains get tired.
Autistic burnout makes a lot of sense when you think about how much stress we're under typically. 1/ https://twitter.com/BreneBrown/status/1336723892170321920
Autistic people in daily pre-pandemic life are often using the same amount of resources that neurotypical people are currently using in the pandemic.
Autistic people basically have been running on empty & autistic burnout is when we push ourselves while running on empty, 2/
Autistic people basically have been running on empty & autistic burnout is when we push ourselves while running on empty, 2/
much like everyone in the pandemic are forced to do right now even though they shouldn't have to be doing it. She talks about strategies for mitigating stress.
I think a lot of disabled people are forced to learn strategies for mitigating stress earlier b/c of ableism. 3/4
I think a lot of disabled people are forced to learn strategies for mitigating stress earlier b/c of ableism. 3/4
Too many disabled people, marginalized people, have been running on empty way before the pandemic. Only now are abled people learning how to cope with this.
And if you want to know about autistic burnout, check out @KieranRose7 's blog post: https://theautisticadvocate.com/2018/05/an-autistic-burnout/
And if you want to know about autistic burnout, check out @KieranRose7 's blog post: https://theautisticadvocate.com/2018/05/an-autistic-burnout/
Here's just one example of what some people deal with pre-pandemic, and now even during! (for me, it's the loud TVs and everyone talking..): https://twitter.com/appyjumpindaze/status/1340436658521600005?s=20
