Burnout is a term you've probably heard before. It is a syndrome recognized by the World Health Organization, and the COVID-19 pandemic brought it to the forefront of psychology and workplace discussions.

But there is a specific kind of burnout, neurodivergent burnout, which affects autistic people, ADHDers, and people with sensory challenges.

When you are a parent of a child with autism, ADHD, or sensory processing disorder (SPD), you will likely encounter the childhood version of burnout. And you might need help navigating it.

Autistic and neurodivergent (ND) burnout isn’t like regular burnout, and learning the difference is important to parenting our neurodivergent kids.

As burnout expert Rebecca Pope-Ruark explains about burnout in the general population, “There are three........

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