If my age 14 burnout, in which I "regressed" and lost all of my functioning skills, had happened when I was 4 years old, I would have been diagnosed as #ActuallyAutistic in a heartbeat.
In my case, the only difference between "high functioning" and "profound" Autism, is age.
In my case, the only difference between "high functioning" and "profound" Autism, is age.
A seemingly functional 14 year old girl with an advanced reading age, doing well in all her subjects, previously a "delight to have" etc ...
... gradually became a non-verbal school refuser who didn't bathe, barely ate, had no friends.
... gradually became a non-verbal school refuser who didn't bathe, barely ate, had no friends.
And I still haven't gained those skills back, 11 years later. I am permanently in the "low functioning" camp that allistics are obsessed with.
I can't live an independent life beyond my front door, can't do social tasks, still don't bathe, never finished school & am NEET.
I can't live an independent life beyond my front door, can't do social tasks, still don't bathe, never finished school & am NEET.
I went from a main-protagonist performer in primary school to a terrified mute in secondary school who was incapable of basic charades.
I went from A grades to U grades.
Ad infinitum. Everything fell apart. I became a shell of a person.
I went from A grades to U grades.
Ad infinitum. Everything fell apart. I became a shell of a person.
I think some of the neuroplasticity of childhood allowed me to tolerate a lot of developmental milestones at first, but as time passed and I got older, the demands surpassed my abilities, traumas accumulated, and my ability to adapt weakened.
Eventually it exhausted & broke me.
Eventually it exhausted & broke me.
Burnout in childhood : "devastating developmental syndrome", Autism Level Infinity.
Burnout in adulthood : misdiagnosed as depression, especially catatonic or refractory, or a personality disorder.
It's the same entity, but the cognitive bias of age obscures it.
Burnout in adulthood : misdiagnosed as depression, especially catatonic or refractory, or a personality disorder.
It's the same entity, but the cognitive bias of age obscures it.
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