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Autisticburnout'describesastateofdebilitatingphysical, mental, andemotionalexhaustion experiencedbyautisticpeople, resultingfromdemandsassociatedwithbeingautisticandlivinginapredominantlynon-autisticworld.Thesedemandscanincludeoverwhelmingsensory stimuli, socialandcommunicationdifferences, unexpectedchangestoroutines, andalackof reasonableaccommodations[1-4].Consequencesofautisticburnoutincludereducedtolerancetosensorystimuli, difficultieswithself-careandspeech, socialwithdrawal, andmore markedautisticcharacteristics.Autisticburnoutcanpersistformonthsorevenyears, limiting participationinwork, study, andsocialactivities[1-4].Moreover, itcanaffectautisticpeople acrossthelifespan, fromchildhood[5]tolateadulthood, andseverelyimpacttheirmental health, wellbeing, independence, andqualityoflife[1-4].Whiletheprevalenceofautistic burnoutremainsunknown, itisestimatedthatthereareapproximately78millionautisticpeopleworldwide[6];thus, evenaconservativeestimateof1-2%prevalenceofburnoutsuggests thatoveramillionautisticindividualscouldbeimpacted.Myriadanecdotalreportsimplythis figureco
