Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi all,
I'm a late diagnosed (46) autistic female and I'm currently having one of those days when I JUST CAN'T ! This happens after I have 'overspent' - and by that I mean I had a had a busy weekend with lots of 'peopling' (ugh!) and kids party, lots of social things going on and and things that had to be done to prepare for those social things - and now, it is Monday and my productivity is at zero! I really mean zero. I lay down on my office floor to breath earlier. And that's what got me wondering - is this a meltdown / or shutdown ? Is this an autistic thing?
It feels like I have overspent my energy, focus, ability and now I have nothing left. Can't do anything. Very low tolerance for noise also.
This happens on a regular basis at varying degrees of severity - I have thought of it as uneven productivity, but I wonder if it is more than that?
Anyone else have something similar?
Thanks in advance,
Morganna Le Faye said: Is this an autistic thing?
Definitely.I get this all the time I've been over peopled for too long, need a good few do-nothing-days to hit my reset button.
Morganna Le Faye said:a meltdown / or shutdown
Meltdown is unlikely.Probably it is a shutdown, or a mini-burnout as I like to call them.And yes I also relate, when the energy bar is at 0 it's like every little thing has the potential to really set me off, like to be left alone on those days too.I put ear buds in and my ear defenders over the top and just drown the world out with a calming soundtrack for most of the day and do a lot of low energy tasks instead if I it's not a day off, it it is a day off I just drift and do whatever, mostly nap.