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Episode 2: Autistic Burnout

Divergent Conversations

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What Is Autistic Burnout?

When you are in autistic burnout, substance use is going to ramp up drastic. For me, I often used it to energize and as like liquid dopamine. So if I had papers to grade or some tedious task and I was in burnout, then I'd be like, Oh, well, I'll pair it with some wine tonight. It's so interesting that my spouse and I were sort of really different to alcohol. for me, it energizes me. For them, he's like ready to go to sleep after a glass or two of wine or beer, whatever it is. Yeah. That's the exact point right there. Something can spark your curiosity. And if you

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