Crysophylax

If you understand that you're going through a period of #Autistic burnout (shortly after learning what #Autisticburnout is) how do you use that to pull yourself out of it?

Several years when I was making yet another god damned #dating site profile, I set up my phone and tried to think of something funny so I could laugh try to get a picture of myself with a genuine looking smile.

Smiles are not free. They require effort. Because lying requires effort. If I'm smiling at you and I'm not *actually* reacting to something #funny or genuinely, deeply #happy about something (whatever that feels like) then I'm forcing my face to lie about what I am experiencing.

And that requires effort.

Unless you are a #cat.

#actuallyautistic

I'm so acutely burnt out. I can't tell if it's Autistic burnout or regular teacher burnout.

What should an #Autistic political action committee or advocacy group focus on?

#actuallyautistic #politics

@adelinej@mstdn.ca It is significantly higher than 1% for the general population.

@devxvda@mastodon.ie I'll be going through that, soon. Except I'll be needing add that most of the males on our father's side of the family are, too.

We're Irish, too, by way of Arkansas.

I'd like to come back, if I can.

@AutisticDoctorStruggles@mas.to Does SO understand how important alone time for us is?

@devxvda@mastodon.ie I could easily go to bed before 5 pm, I just wouldn't actually sleep for another 7 hours.