
365: Autistic Burnout & Self-Care, with Dr. Megan Anna Neff
Autistic burnout doesn't look like ordinary tiredness, and treating it that way can make everything harder for your child and for you. It shows up as exhaustion that sleep doesn't fix, sensory sensitivities that suddenly spike, and skills that seem to disappear overnight. In this episode, I sit down with clinical psychologist Dr. Megan Anna Neff, founder of Neurodivergent Insights and an autistic and ADHD adult herself, to talk about what autistic burnout really is, how it shows up differently in kids than in adults, and why self-care for neurodivergent kids and parents has to look different…
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