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The Ultimate Guide to Autistic Burnout E-Book by Dr. Engelbrecht ND RP, Dr. Bercovici PhD, Eva Silvertant BDes & Kendall Jones PLEASE NOTE: This is an e-book, not a physical book. After you have completed the checkout, you will be emailed a l...

I think it’s actually a good sign that you at least feel motivated. We wrote a book with the latest research and tips for dealing with autistic burnout. You may find it interesting. embrace-autism-store.myshopify.com/products/the...

The Ultimate Guide to Autistic Burnout E-Book by Dr. Engelbrecht ND RP, Dr. Bercovici PhD, Eva Silvertant BDes & Kendall Jones PLEASE NOTE: This is an e-book, not a physical book. After you have completed the checkout, you will be emailed a l...

I’m sorry you are struggling with autistic burnout. Here’s a book we wrote with the latest research and recovery tips. embrace-autism-store.myshopify.com/products/the...

Autism assessments | Embrace Autism Are you looking for an autism assessment? Dr. Natalie Engelbrecht ND RP can help! Autistic herself, she can guide you through the diagnostic process.

It’s very common for people only to discover they’re autistic after hitting burnout. We offer online autism assessments by Dr. Natalie Engelbrecht ND RP. embrace-autism.com/autism-asses...

The Ultimate Guide to Autistic Burnout E-Book by Dr. Engelbrecht ND RP, Dr. Bercovici PhD, Eva Silvertant BDes & Kendall Jones PLEASE NOTE: This is an e-book, not a physical book. After you have completed the checkout, you will be emailed a l...

I’m sorry you’re going through this. We wrote a book about autistic burnout, where we share the latest research, recovery tips, and autistic peoples’ experiences. You may find it helpful. embrace-autism-store.myshopify.com/products/the...

The Ultimate Guide to Autistic Burnout E-Book by Dr. Engelbrecht ND RP, Dr. Bercovici PhD, Eva Silvertant BDes & Kendall Jones PLEASE NOTE: This is an e-book, not a physical book. After you have completed the checkout, you will be emailed a l...

Yes, I think this is one of the dangers especially faced by people who have “low support needs.” It’s like borrowing money with no balance in your account. Eventually, it all comes due, and then you get burnout. You may like our book: embrace-autism-store.myshopify.com/products/the...

The Ultimate Guide to Autistic Burnout E-Book by Dr. Engelbrecht ND RP, Dr. Bercovici PhD, Eva Silvertant BDes & Kendall Jones PLEASE NOTE: This is an e-book, not a physical book. After you have completed the checkout, you will be emailed a l...

I think depression and burnout are both shutdown responses to chronic overload or unhealthy life situations. So they can manifest similarly. You might find our book about autistic burnout useful. embrace-autism-store.myshopify.com/products/the...

The Ultimate Guide to Autistic Burnout E-Book by Dr. Engelbrecht ND RP, Dr. Bercovici PhD, Eva Silvertant BDes & Kendall Jones PLEASE NOTE: This is an e-book, not a physical book. After you have completed the checkout, you will be emailed a l...

You could check if the what you read in our book about autistic burnout resonates. It offers recovery tips. We also offer autism assessments by Dr. Natalie Engelbrecht ND RP. embrace-autism-store.myshopify.com/products/the...

The Ultimate Guide to Autistic Burnout E-Book by Dr. Engelbrecht ND RP, Dr. Bercovici PhD, Eva Silvertant BDes & Kendall Jones PLEASE NOTE: This is an e-book, not a physical book. After you have completed the checkout, you will be emailed a l...

I’m sorry it took so long for you to get a proper diagnosis and support. It happens way too often. We wrote a book with the latest research on autistic burnout, which includes tips to help recover. embrace-autism-store.myshopify.com/products/the...

The Ultimate Guide to Autistic Burnout E-Book by Dr. Engelbrecht ND RP, Dr. Bercovici PhD, Eva Silvertant BDes & Kendall Jones PLEASE NOTE: This is an e-book, not a physical book. After you have completed the checkout, you will be emailed a l...

It’s similar to general burnout, but can have some causes and features that are specific to autism. If you want to see the latest research, you might like our book. It also includes recovery tips. embrace-autism-store.myshopify.com/products/the...

The Ultimate Guide to Autistic Burnout E-Book by Dr. Engelbrecht ND RP, Dr. Bercovici PhD, Eva Silvertant BDes & Kendall Jones PLEASE NOTE: This is an e-book, not a physical book. After you have completed the checkout, you will be emailed a l...

Autistic burnout can really sneak up on you. I’m glad you’ve started your recovery journey. You may find the recovery tips and research in our book about autistic burnout helpful: embrace-autism-store.myshopify.com/products/the...

That sounds like a very rough experience of autistic burnout. You might find our book useful. It includes the latest research and tips for recovery: embrace-autism-store.myshopify.com/products/the...

That’s a wonderful ability. Has it helped you in work or your personal life?

Jade here. Not sure, but it reminds me of anxiety sensitivity. That’s where people are afraid of sensations linked to anxiety. They may misread them as dangerous. In some cases that might mean perceiving or describing them inaccurately.

How is this for a conversation starter?

“How’s your phenomenological experience of Being-in-the-world disclosing itself through Becoming over there?” 🤭

“How’s anxiety revealing the structure of your existence over there today?”

“How’s the weather now over there”. 😆

That’s about the epitome of small talk!

What would the opposite of that be? Something to initiate a conversation that is as engaging and inviting of real thought as possible?

Do you have interesting conversation starters?

I’m not sure there is a word for not being able to describe sensations; generally we would say ‘challenges with interoception’.

- Alexithymia plays out at the level of emotions.
- Interoception plays out at the level of bodily sensations.

Alexithymia & autism guide | Embrace Autism Many autistic people (40–65% or more) have alexithymia, a condition characterized by the inability to identify and describe emotions in the self, and several features commonly attributed to autism.

So many autistic people (of all support levels) experience alexithymia, which "is a condition where you have challenges identifying and describing emotions in the self. Essentially, alexithymia is a difference in emotional processing." @embraceautism.bsky.social:

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Thank you! I hope you enjoyed the holidays and a great start to the new year.

And don’t forget to extensively cross-reference them, of course 😆

It’s 2026!

Whatever this year holds for you, I hope it includes meaningful connections, reduced pressure to perform, and the freedom to be exactly as you are!

Happy New Year! 🎇

I decorated my wall with playing card decks with Christmas ornaments. 😃

We wish you all a Merry Christmas and happy holidays! 🎄

Whether this season feels joyful or overwhelming—or a bit of both—you’re allowed to experience it in your own way. We hope you find moments of rest, comfort, peace, and joy!

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But maybe when you’re autistic, you have a need to record all those words, categorize them, and cross-reference them to identify meaningful patterns. 😅

Oh damn! We’re probably doing another contest in January. We will announce it on our website and the social platforms we’re on once we’re ready.

Thank you for your 18 amazing essay submissions! The winners of our ‘This I Believe’ (autism edition) contest are announced in this post:

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The winners will be emailed today!

In high school, two guys were talking, when this gifted autistic guy with a 164 IQ strode up, stood perpendicular to their center, announced something vaguely interesting about a game he’d played the night before, and walked off. I watched the whole thing.

It was hilarious, and he’s my hero. 😆

I agree. I’m paraphrasing from Sheryl’s post. The double quotation marks indicate that I’m not taking the phrase seriously, and I used that phrase to make a point.

For those who wanted to participate in our ‘This I Believe’ essay contest but missed the Dec 5 deadline, we will still accept submissions until the 12th.

Winners will be announced on the 15th.

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I agree that vaccines don’t cause autism. But I think it’s a bit of a strawman to suggest people who fear vaccines cause autism are afraid of getting children with interesting quirks, less conformity, and great passions about their subjects of interest.

True, neurodiversity is great, but there are two points of nuance here, which is that the people who think vaccines caused their child to become autistic have witnessed their child completely regress.

So it’s not the “cool type of autism”; it’s the type that undermines the child’s autonomy.