Autism Clinical Training Series

What Is Autistic Burnout?

What Is Autistic Burnout? What It Is, Why It Matters, and What To Do About It
  • 1 Hour Training

    Video duration
  • 1 Workbook

    The Autistic Burnout Recovery Workbook
  • Clinical Resources

    6 Clinical Handouts
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    What Is Autistic Burnout? What It Is, Why It Matters, and What To Do About It

    The Autistic Burnout Bundle for Clinicians

    Designed for Neurodivergent-affirming therapists seeking to better understand Autistic burnout, this toolkit brings together a core training on Autistic burnout with a comprehensive, client-friendly workbook.

    You’ll walk away with clear frameworks, practical language, and ready-to-use tools to support your clients in navigating burnout — and a deeper understanding of how burnout connects to identity, mental health, and lived experience.

    What’s Included

    Included in the Toolkit

    One Hour On-Demand Training
    What Is Autistic Burnout? And Why Does It Matter? (60 min)

    The Autistic Burnout Recovery Workbook and Toolkit
     With licensing rights to share with clients

    The Autistic Burnout Checklist 
    Checklist for measuring Autistic burnout symptoms

    Neurodivergent Insights Visual Guides
    Visual guides of core concepts that can be shared with clients for psycho-education

    Ongoing access
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    What You'll Learn:

    By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

    • Identify the core features and common contributors to autistic burnout and differentiate it from depression and general burnout.
    • Describe how masking, sensory overload, and unmet support needs contribute to the development of autistic burnout.
    • Apply neurodivergent-affirming strategies to support recovery from burnout in autistic clients, including harm-reduction and self-attunement practices.
    • Articulate how awareness of Autistic burnout can serve as a suicide prevention strategy, particularly in populations that are frequently misdiagnosed or overlooked.

    This Training Is Ideal For

    • Psychologists, therapists, and social workers in private practice or agency settings
    • Clinicians working with adults navigating complex clinical presentations
    • Professionals seeking a more neurodiversity-affirming, identity-centered approach to care


    • While this is a clinical training designed for providers, late-identified or self-questioning neurodivergent adults have also found this training meaningful.

    Course Level

     Intermediate — Ideal for clinicians with a general background in mental health who are newer to adult autism identification or seeking to build more confidence in applying diagnostic criteria with nuance.
    Lesson series

    What Is Autistic Burnout? What It Is, Why It Matters, and What To Do About It

    An overview of Autistic Burnout and clinical implications
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    What’s Included:

    • 1 hour on-demand training
    • The Autistic Burnout Workbook And Toolkit (with licensing rights to give to clients)
    • The Autistic Burnout Checklist (can be used with clients)
    • 5 Psychoeducation NDI Visual Guides (can be shared with clients)
    • Certificate of Completion

    Speaker Bio

    Dr. Megan Anna Neff is a passionate advocate and educator in the neurodiversity space, with a particular focus on Autistic burnout—a misunderstood and often overlooked experience among Autistic adults. Her passion for this topic stems from a deep belief: that recognizing and addressing Autistic burnout can save lives.

    As the founder of Neurodivergent Insights, Dr. Neff blends clinical expertise with lived experience to create resources that are both evidence-based and deeply resonant. Her on-demand training equips clinicians to recognize, prevent, and respond to burnout in ways that are not only neuro-affirming, but also protective against the mental health risks—including suicidality—that often accompany prolonged burnout.

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