By: Dr. Panicha McGuire, LMFT, RPT™ Autistic people often describe facing a unique form of burnout and accumulative “microtraumas” in their daily lives. Autistic burnout is an intense state of physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion that comes from chronic stress and a long-term mismatch between an autistic person’s needs and the expectations placed on them.Continue reading “Autistic Burnout and Microtraumas: Understanding Chronic Stress in Neurodivergence”