TPP 317: A Conversation About Autistic Burnout with Neurodivergent Support Specialist Kristy Forbes
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Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children
47 min
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8 chapters
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What is autistic burnout and how does it differ from typical burnout?
And then I hear parents who don't have that information using words like regression. My child regressed. They were doing so well socially, they were doing so well academically, and then they regressed. And the first thing I think when I hear that is Ah, they burnt out.
Welcome to Tilt Parenting, a podcast featuring interviews and conversations aimed at inspiring, informing, and supporting parents raising differently wired kids. I'm your host, Debbie Rever, and welcome to the winter season of 2023. I am so happy to be back in the podcast chair and to be able to share with you the interviews I've been working so hard on over the past few months. And I am really honored. Honored to kick off the season with a powerful conversation about autistic burnout with autism and neurodiversity support specialist Christy Forbes. I know that autistic burnout looks and feels different from the kind of burnout experienced by neurotypical people. And so I wanted to explore this topic with someone who has a deep understanding of and experience with autistic burnout, both as the parent of autistic.
of autistic children and as an autistic person herself. In my hunches, many of you are already familiar with Christy Forbes' incredible work in the neurodiversity space through her resource InTune Pathways. Christy's work is informed by her extensive professional experience as an educator, as an integration aid to children with social, emotional, and behavioral differences, and as a childhood behavioral and family support specialist. Her most valuable insights, however, come from lived experience. Christy is formally identified autistic, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and pathological demand avoidance. as well as being a parent to four neurodivergent children. So for today's episode, Chrissy and I talked about what exactly autistic burnout is and how it presents, why deep rest is critical for someone experiencing autistic burnout, and how autistic burnout is differentiated from mood disorders or depression.
We also talk frankly about the challenges of seeing burnout in autistic children through a neuronormative lens and how that may lead to strategies and therapies that might just be the opposite of what a child in autistic burnout actually needs. This is such a rich, compassionate conversation, truly a salve for parents who are struggling with their child's burnout and are feeling overwhelmed and unseen. I hope you find this comforting and empowering. And just so you know, this is the second time Christy's been on the show. If you haven't listened to our first conversation where we talked about PDA and more, you can check that out by going to tiltparenting.com slash session one eighty two. Okay, and now here is my conversation with Christy Forbes on Autistic Burnout.
Hey Christy, welcome back to the podcast. Thank you so much for having me. I'm so excited to be back. It has been a couple of years, and actually it's been over three years since you were on the show. And I went back and looked at that episode and it's been downloaded about thirty thousand times. So it's pretty high up there in terms of my more popular episodes. And that didn't surprise me when I looked because Your work has just kind of exploded and the time since we last talked. I'd love if you could even just give us a little update what has been happening. in your world with in tune pathways and the work that you're doing with parents.
That's amazing. It's amazing. But also I'm not surprised because I know that there's such a need for families to be validated in their experience as well. And I think when we last spoke I had just started out and I was coming from a space of wanting to share my story as both a parent and a neurodivergent adult. Since then the I have Being in community in We've Oh hundreds and hundreds of families I've engaged in private consultation, I offer more programs and services now. But I also I became incorporated and started a company. I employ thirteen autistic parents of autistic children. We work as a team mentoring other families in a variety of ways and
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is autistic burnout and how does it differ from typical burnout?
0:00–6:14
2
How does Kristy Forbes define deep rest and why is it essential for autistic burnout?
6:14–11:44
3
What signs help parents distinguish autistic burnout from mood disorders or depression?
11:44–18:02
4
How can caregivers support children and teens in recognizing the need for pause and rest?
18:02–23:48
5
What are common misconceptions when treating autistic burnout through a neuro‑normative lens?
23:48–29:30
6
How do seasonal changes, puberty, and PDA profiles influence autistic burnout?
29:30–34:11
7
What practical strategies and resources help families navigate the recovery from burnout?
34:11–40:04
8
How can professionals and educators better understand and respond to autistic burnout?
40:04–47:12
Speakers
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