PMDD vs Autism/ADHD Burnout
When Hormone Weeks Look Like a Nervous System Crash Many autistic, ADHD and AuDHD adults notice weeks where functioning changes sharply: 📉 lower energy🧠 reduced…
Category: Neurodivergent Burnout
Returning to Work After Neurodivergent Burnout
A Step-by-Step Plan (with Practical Scripts) Returning to work after neurodivergent burnout is often limited by tolerance and access, not by willingness. The main challenge…
Preventing Neurodivergent Burnout Relapse
After a period of burnout, improvement often comes in steps. A common risk point is when energy starts to return and demands increase faster than…
Skills After Neurodivergent Burnout: Why They Don’t Come Back All at Once
Many recovery narratives assume a simple trajectory: rest, then return to normal. Neurodivergent burnout recovery is often less linear. A common pattern is: 📉 energy…
Interoception and Neurodivergent Burnout: When You Only Notice Your Body at Breaking Point
You are fine until you are not. You work, parent, study, scroll, help others.You forget to eat or eat whatever is around.You stay up too…
Micro Burnouts: The Hidden Daily Crashes That Can Lead to Full Neurodivergent Burnout
Many autistic, ADHD and AuDHD adults describe a familiar pattern: 🗣 “I’m fine, I’m fine, I’m fine… and then suddenly I’m done.”🗣 “I can push…
Autistic Burnout Research Reviews 48 Studies
Autistic burnout research has gained increasing attention in recent years, but until recently, research was scattered across small studies and personal accounts. In 2025, a…
Neurodivergent Burnout and Masking Load
A detailed educational guide to how masking contributes to ND burnout Masking load is one of the strongest and most consistent contributors to Neurodivergent Burnout.Masking…
Neurodivergent Burnout and Overcompensation
Overcompensation is one of the most influential but least understood contributors to neurodivergent burnout and overcompensation. It describes the continuous, often automatic practice of doing…
Neurodivergent Burnout and Executive Collapse
Executive collapse is one of the most recognisable and disabling components of Neurodivergent Burnout.It occurs when the cognitive systems responsible for planning, sequencing, initiating, organising…