556- Understanding AuDHD Burnout: How Neurodivergent Masking Sparks Stress, Exhaustion
ADHD Experts Podcast
ADDitude
4.6 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 27 May 2025
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Amy Marschall, Psy.D., discusses why autistic people mask, and how this leads to stress and burnout; how to identify warning signs of burnout (and how this differs from depression and other mental health issues); and shares strategies to prevent or recover from burnout.
AuDHD: Additional Resources
- Take This Self-Test: Autism in Women
- Read: AuDHD — An Overview
- Read: “A Living Contradiction”: The AuDHD Experience
- Read: ADHD, Autism, and Neurodivergence Are Coming Into Focus
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast series by Attitude Magazine. |
| 0:14.1 | Hi, everyone. |
| 0:15.6 | My name is Annie Rogers, and on behalf of the Attitude team, I am so pleased to welcome you to today's |
| 0:22.9 | ADHD experts presentation titled Understanding Odd DHD Burnout, How Neurodivergent |
| 0:31.2 | masking sparks stress and exhaustion. Leading today's presentation is Dr. Amy Marshall. |
| 0:39.5 | Dr. Marshall is a licensed psychologist, author, and speaker. |
| 0:44.1 | She is an expert in neurodiversity affirming care, especially for the autistic and ADHD |
| 0:51.0 | communities. |
| 0:52.6 | She's the author of several books, including the newly published |
| 0:56.4 | Neurodiversity Affirming Therapy, What Every Mental Health Provider Needs to Know. |
| 1:03.0 | Dr. Marshall was diagnosed as ADHD as an adult and is an advocate for her communities, |
| 1:10.6 | bringing both professional and personal |
| 1:12.8 | expertise. She has mental health resources and continuing education courses for therapists on her |
| 1:20.6 | website, which is www.resiliencymentalhealth.com. |
| 1:28.9 | Finally, the sponsor of today's webinar is Inflow. |
| 1:33.9 | Masking your neurodivergence is exhausting, but you don't have to hide who you are. |
| 1:38.8 | Inflow gets it and is here to support you. |
| 1:41.5 | Their science-backed app is built by leading ADHD clinicians and can help you embrace |
| 1:47.5 | your ADHD, reduce burnout, and build resilience. |
| 1:53.2 | Ready to drop the mask and thrive, start by clicking the link on your screen to take |
| 1:57.8 | inflows free ADHD traits quiz today. |
| 2:02.2 | Attitude, thanks our sponsors for supporting our webinar. |
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