Viv Dawes & Helen Edgar

Autistic burnout and family life/school

Autistic burnout is experienced by many autistic children and young people and in one study (Connolly 2024) it was found that 83.4% of children unable to attend school are autistic. For most the cause of non attendance is school trauma and burnout.

Helen and Viv will start the day with an overview of what autistic burnout is, why school leads to burnout and the impact upon the child and family.

We will also look at monotropism and why understanding this can mean you not only understand autistic and other neurodivergent people but you understand burnout and recovery.