From Survival to Sustainability: Understanding Autistic Burnout in Working Adults
What autistic burnout is, why workplaces are high-risk, how it differs from depression, and recovery strategies.
10 min read
Sensory & regulation
Sensory load, stimming, meltdowns and shutdowns, burnout and sleep, and what helps the nervous system settle.
Why Autistic People Stim — And Why Stopping Them Is the Wrong Goal
Stimming is not a problem behaviour to eliminate — it is how autistic nervous systems self-regulate. A clinician's guide to understanding and supporting it.
13 min read
The 5pm Sensory Bill: Why Parenting Hits Autistic Adults Hardest at the End of the Day
Why family life can overload autistic parents, what they bring to parenting, and the home changes that lighten the load.
10 min read
Have You Tried Going to Bed Earlier? Autistic Sleep Is a Design Problem, Not a Discipline Problem
Autistic sleep is a body-clock and sensory problem, not a discipline problem. The fix is designing light, sound, and the last two hours of the day.
12 min read
Meltdown or Shutdown: What's Happening When an Autistic Person Goes Loud or Quiet
How to tell a meltdown from a shutdown, what to do in the moment, and how recovery and burnout fit in.
12 min read
