These resources are designed to be accessed by professionals, educators, parents and more, with the aim of supporting and understanding masking in autistic children. The resources are either free or low cost.

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"Jodie provides a deep and empathetic experience of autistic burnout. I found myself nodding in agreement and crying. It was like she was able to truly see into my soul. She expertly shares the impact of masking and the empowerment of positive boundaries. "

"It's the perfect balance between academic and lived experience."

"I recommend that everyone should read this book, I look forward to the day that it will be taught to all professionals working with autistic people"

"...it will now be my bible to support myself and my autistic children."

This book was written with, and for, autistic teens.

"Absolutely fantastic! Perfectly written and presented and so relatable and helpful for myself and my daughter."

"IWhat I appreciate most is how it reassures us that we’re not alone in this journey. It’s not just a resource but a comforting reminder that others share similar challenges and emotions. Highly recommend for anyone looking to better understand autism and burn out from an authentic, relatable perspective!"

"It really is something to hear autistic young people speak about their experiences with autistic burnout.. This book is an incredibly insightful read, albeit heartbreaking at times.."

"Don’t wait for burnout to read this, it should be handed out with a diagnosis as a preventative measure. Thrilled to be able to recommend this to parents both professionally and personally."

In conversation with Libby, we cover discussion about burnout as well as the content of Jodie's books Young, Autistic and Burnt Out and Stop The World. FREE TO ACCESS

Signs And Symptoms of Autistic Burnout

Experiences of autistic burnout vary as much as individuals themselves, however both through research and anecdotally we see a pattern of signs and symptoms that can support us in recognising burnout either in ourselves or others. 

Foremost, exhaustion and loss of functioning in every day activities is described by autistic people as well as less tolerance of certain sensory input. The extent of each of these will vary from person to person. 

Autistic burnout is a shutting down in order to self preserve and protect. Autistic burnout IS NOT refusal. It is a 'can't' not a 'won't'. 

A blog taken from Kieran Rose (The Autistic Advocate).

An insight into the recognition and support of autistic burnout.

Research into autistic burnout is still very much in its infancy, with just a handful of research papers and only 1 focusing on autistic young people in particularly. And yet I experience many children as young as 4 years old in mental health crisis as a result of autistic burnout. The general consensus from research is that burnout is caused by the environment not being conducive to autistic neurology. There is also a strong pattern of a lack of empathy and understanding from non-autistic people and services. Therefore autistic people (including children) are not only unsupported by approaches taken to them while in burnout, but also potentially harmed further by the lack of knowledge of others. Conclusions of all the research papers include a need for more research! Conclusion from my work, show that improved awareness and acceptance of autistic burnout is paramount for the positive futures of autistic children. 

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