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 ...

A large dataset analysis indicates that standard psychological therapies frequently fail to help autistic patients with depression and anxiety. Researchers found that adapting care to fit ...

With rising numbers of women receiving autism diagnoses later in life, it begs the question— why are they flying under the radar for so long? At our clinic, we spend so much of our time diagnosing ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — April marks World Autism Month, and a local author is offering some advice for people with autism to manage a common issue. The Autistic Burnout Workbook, written by Dr. Megan ...

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 ...

When most people think about autism, certain images come to mind: a child lining up toys in perfect rows, someone avoiding eye contact, or an individual reciting impressive facts about a specific ...

Autism masking involves consciously or unconsciously suppressing natural autistic traits, often to avoid stigma or fit in socially. While masking may provide short-term benefits in certain social ...

There are three levels of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which are described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5). Each autistic person is diagnosed as ...

Through drawing a parallel between the psychological state of burnout and the effects of wildfire on nature, a new book aims to offer ways to overcome burnout – especially for ...

As a therapist specializing in the intersection of neurodivergence and mental health, I have met several autistics sharing, at points, a kind of lifelessness. During this experience, speech is slow, ...