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Healing Autistic Burnout: A Neuroaffirming Guide for Connecting with Your Authentic Self, Restoring Your Energy, and Advocating for Your Needs
It’s time to prioritize self-care, advocate for your needs, and heal from autistic burnout. Written by an autistic therapist for autistic readers, this compassionate guide can help you get started.
If you are autistic, you may struggle with the stress of everyday life. You might mask—or attempt to appear as neurotypical—in order to get through the day at school, work, or even with friends. The world may feel overwhelming—full of noises, smells, and textures that trigger your sensitivity. And, finally, you may feel like you are constantly bending to others’ expectations, and always putting your own needs last. Is it any wonder, then, that you are experiencing burnout?
Healing Autistic Burnout offers mindfulness and self-reflective exercises to help you overcome the symptoms of autistic burnout—including emotional overwhelm, sensory overstimulation, and mental exhaustion. With this powerful guide, you will find neuroaffirming strategies to nurture rest and recovery, cultivate greater self-awareness and understanding, and advocate for your needs. You’ll also find tips and tools to help you preserve your energy, stay present in the moment, improve communication with others, set boundaries when needed, and tune in to your individual needs and strengths.
With this book, you will
What to do when it feels like you’ve “hit the wall” What’s causing your burnout, and how to recharge How to cultivate radical self-acceptance All about the importance of special interests—the things you are passionate about! How to connect with your authentic self Autistic burnout is not a failure. It is simply a signal that things need to change. Written by an autistic psychotherapist who has been there herself, this much-needed book can help you get started—one step at a time.
If you are autistic, you may struggle with the stress of everyday life. You might mask—or attempt to appear as neurotypical—in order to get through the day at school, work, or even with friends. The world may feel overwhelming—full of noises, smells, and textures that trigger your sensitivity. And, finally, you may feel like you are constantly bending to others’ expectations, and always putting your own needs last. Is it any wonder, then, that you are experiencing burnout?
Healing Autistic Burnout offers mindfulness and self-reflective exercises to help you overcome the symptoms of autistic burnout—including emotional overwhelm, sensory overstimulation, and mental exhaustion. With this powerful guide, you will find neuroaffirming strategies to nurture rest and recovery, cultivate greater self-awareness and understanding, and advocate for your needs. You’ll also find tips and tools to help you preserve your energy, stay present in the moment, improve communication with others, set boundaries when needed, and tune in to your individual needs and strengths.
With this book, you will
What to do when it feels like you’ve “hit the wall” What’s causing your burnout, and how to recharge How to cultivate radical self-acceptance All about the importance of special interests—the things you are passionate about! How to connect with your authentic self Autistic burnout is not a failure. It is simply a signal that things need to change. Written by an autistic psychotherapist who has been there herself, this much-needed book can help you get started—one step at a time.
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Published February 1, 2026
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February 2, 2026
I recently read a very similar book, and many of the suggestions are certainly repeated. I believe that in many ways, they also apply to neurotypical people and not just neurodivergent ones. However, I increasingly wonder if it has simply become particularly cool to identify as neurodivergent, because sometimes I think that anyone living a contemporary life goes through moments of burnout, neurodivergence or not.
Ho letto da poco un libro molto simile e sicuramente molti suggerimenti si ripetono e credo che per molti versi, valgano anche per le persone neurotipiche e non solo per quelle neurodivergenti. Sempre piú spesso peró mi chiedo se non sia semplicemente diventato particolarmente cool eleggersi a neurodivergenti, perché a volte credo che chiunque viva una vita contemporanea passi attraverso dei momenti di burn out, neurodivergenza o meno.
I received from the Publisher a complimentary digital advanced review copy of the book in exchange for a honest review.
Ho letto da poco un libro molto simile e sicuramente molti suggerimenti si ripetono e credo che per molti versi, valgano anche per le persone neurotipiche e non solo per quelle neurodivergenti. Sempre piú spesso peró mi chiedo se non sia semplicemente diventato particolarmente cool eleggersi a neurodivergenti, perché a volte credo che chiunque viva una vita contemporanea passi attraverso dei momenti di burn out, neurodivergenza o meno.
I received from the Publisher a complimentary digital advanced review copy of the book in exchange for a honest review.
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November 24, 2025Healing Autistic Burnout is the first book I’ve read that tackles this topic so directly, and I found it surprisingly approachable. When you’re deep in burnout, it’s hard to recognize what’s actually happening - you're too busy just trying to exist - so I really appreciated how clearly the book helps identify the signs and patterns of autistic burnout.
The exercises are simple, but in a good way: grounding, doable, and not overwhelming. Honestly, that’s part of what makes the book effective. And while it’s written with autistic readers in mind, I think a lot of the insights and strategies would be helpful for non-autistic people dealing with chronic overwhelm or stress, too.
Overall, a gentle, practical guide that makes a tough experience feel a little more understandable and a little less lonely.
Thank you New Harbinger Publications and Netgalley for the ARC.
The exercises are simple, but in a good way: grounding, doable, and not overwhelming. Honestly, that’s part of what makes the book effective. And while it’s written with autistic readers in mind, I think a lot of the insights and strategies would be helpful for non-autistic people dealing with chronic overwhelm or stress, too.
Overall, a gentle, practical guide that makes a tough experience feel a little more understandable and a little less lonely.
Thank you New Harbinger Publications and Netgalley for the ARC.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
I received a copy from the publisher through Netgalley and voluntarily reviewed it.
As an Autistic person myself this book immediately caught my eye on Netgalley and I quickly requested it. I am glad I got approved for this one as I enjoyed reading this book. While I already know a lot about the topic of being autistic and burnout as well as autistic burnout, this is the first book I have read specifically about autistic burnout and it was nice to have a book focused on that specific topic only. I am always struggling with my energy levels during winter, so it was nice to read this book and get reminded of the way to preserve my energy and be gentle for myself.
This book was easy to read and felt quite accessible, it starts at the basics and explains a lot, so even if you know little about being autistic this is a good starting point. The chapters are split up in different sections with headings and this made it easy to read a bit and find a nice stop point quickly. I also thought the exercises sprinkled throughout were a nice touch.
I thought this was an informative and helpful read with plenty of tips on how to deal with burnout specifically as an autistic person. I liked the hopeful and encouraging tone of the book and the writing style was easy to read. While there was a lot I already knew a lot about the topic, I still appreciated having a book specifically on this specific topic and there were still new things I picked up.
To summarize: All in all I can definitely recommend this one if you want to know more about autistic burnout. It is a good book to pick up whether to know a bit about the topic already or not. I knew quite a bit about the topic already, but still appreciated to have a book dedicated to this specific topic and learned some new things. This one is easy to read with a hopeful and gentle tone which I appreciated.
As an Autistic person myself this book immediately caught my eye on Netgalley and I quickly requested it. I am glad I got approved for this one as I enjoyed reading this book. While I already know a lot about the topic of being autistic and burnout as well as autistic burnout, this is the first book I have read specifically about autistic burnout and it was nice to have a book focused on that specific topic only. I am always struggling with my energy levels during winter, so it was nice to read this book and get reminded of the way to preserve my energy and be gentle for myself.
This book was easy to read and felt quite accessible, it starts at the basics and explains a lot, so even if you know little about being autistic this is a good starting point. The chapters are split up in different sections with headings and this made it easy to read a bit and find a nice stop point quickly. I also thought the exercises sprinkled throughout were a nice touch.
I thought this was an informative and helpful read with plenty of tips on how to deal with burnout specifically as an autistic person. I liked the hopeful and encouraging tone of the book and the writing style was easy to read. While there was a lot I already knew a lot about the topic, I still appreciated having a book specifically on this specific topic and there were still new things I picked up.
To summarize: All in all I can definitely recommend this one if you want to know more about autistic burnout. It is a good book to pick up whether to know a bit about the topic already or not. I knew quite a bit about the topic already, but still appreciated to have a book dedicated to this specific topic and learned some new things. This one is easy to read with a hopeful and gentle tone which I appreciated.
January 9, 2026
Over the past few years, I’ve been learning a lot about neurodiversity in hopes of becoming a better ally and a more helpful therapist. A topic that arises fairly often is autistic burnout, but until now I did not have a comprehensive guide to helping clients with this issue. There’s nothing shocking here in terms of things I’ve never thought of - ultimately it’s about unmasking, managing energy and being aware of sensory needs - but it’s a well-written, compassionate step-by-step guide to assessing these areas in your own unique way to build a lifestyle that is sustainable for you. It would be helpful to read this before burnout, but even if you’re already there, you’ll find good help here! At the end of each section is a ““mindfulness moment” or mindful prompts to journal about. Excellent addition to the neurodiverse self-help genre.
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