BURNOUT -- "Autism," "ADHD" and a Population with Greater Levels of Developmental Inflammation

Conjecture

I keep using the "ADHD" and "AUTISM" CATEGORIES mainly because I don't think they are good CATEGORIES.

• We tend to think of them as OPPOSITES
• BUT they tend to be very BLURRED
• And not only are they BLURRED but they can be and often are BLURRED with other NEURO-DEVELOPMENTAL DIFFERENCES & PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS. 

 

• Things tend to be easier to see in EXTREMES and that is definitely part of it.
  • BUT we are MISSING A LOT because many people are just KINDA fitting into some of these SYMPTOM CLUSTERS
    • AND many people --- ARE THE LAST PERSON you would think had these issues UNLESS you had a DETAILED UNABRIDGED VERSION of the person's BIOGRAPHY
    • This is one of many reasons why we need BIOMARKERS.
  • FURTHER --- the more the person has been able to successfully "MASK" either consciously, semi-consciously or unconsciously
    • The more they may have created a deceptive MAP for themselves AND
    • People around them AND
    • The Society at large.

Today Show (2019)

Burnout has been declared a legitimate medical diagnosis by the World Health Organization. NBC medical correspondent Dr. John Torres joins TODAY to share its main symptoms and how to treat the condition.

Seattle Children's  (2020)

Transition to Adulthood – “My Physical Body and Mind Started Shutting Down”:  Autistic Burnout and the Costs of Coping and Passing Published Paper -

“Having All of Your Internal Resources Exhausted Beyond Measure and Being Left with No Clean-Up Crew”: Defining Autistic Burnout" - https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.108...

ADHD Support Talk Radio

How To Cope and Deal with ADHD Burnout

Dyslexia Connect (2015)

Dyslexia & Fatigue