7 reasons being autistic is so. freaking. exhausting.

7 reasons being autistic is so. freaking. exhausting…

1. We're in constant sensory overload

2. We're constantly fighting against our executive dysfunction to do basic necessary life tasks 

3. Our brains are always on... we literally never get a break (research has found that our brains generate ~42% more information at rest than nonautistic brains... I talked more about this in my last post)

4. We're in a constant and overwhelming state of anxiety due to our autistic needs not being met (researchers are calling this "distinct anxiety" because it's distinct to autism and tied to autistic traits)

5. We mask constantly to minimize our true selves so we don't continue to be the social pariahs everyone seems to think we are 😒

6. People are constantly misunderstanding us so we're constantly having to correct the misunderstandings (which always seems to be on us because no one else seems to care enough to put in the effort)

7. We're constantly being blamed for things that aren't our fault and have to defend ourselves. Sometimes we manage to explain ourselves well enough to set the record straight, but most of the time we can't. Regardless we are left completely depleted.