You aren’t broken, and neither is your brain. If you lived in a world designed for minds like ours, you wouldn’t be constantly be doing things that deplete you and lead to Autistic “symptoms”, like Autistic Burnout. You’re a person who’s been told you're driving an automatic, when it turns out you’ve actually been driving a stick shift all this time. That’s great news - because you can learn how to drive a different kind of car. This article is a good place to start. Read on to learn more, and start noticing, reframing, recovering from, and even preventing Autistic Burnout.

If you’re a neurodivergent, “2e” type of human, trying to “put yourself in someone else’s shoes” can be a complicated proposition. You are more likely than a neurotypical person to ascribe a more complex motivation to someone’s actions or behaviors than is actually present. You’re also more inclined towards Negative Intent Attribution - meaning you’re more likely to attribute more negative and less positive intent to peers. Keep reading to learn more about how “thinking differently” can cause us to misidentify others’ motivations, and how we can work with our brains to cultivate emotionally-healthy communication and connection.