TPP 317: A Conversation About Autistic Burnout with Neurodivergent Support Specialist Kristy Forbes

Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children

Debbie Reber

Education, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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I’m honored to kick off the season with a powerful conversation about autistic burnout with autism and neurodiversity support specialist, Kristy Forbes. Kristy and I talk about what exactly autistic burnout is and how it presents, why “deep rest” is critical for someone experiencing autistic burnout, and how autistic burnout is differentiated from mood disorders or depression. We also talk frankly about the challenges of seeing burnout in autistic children through a neuronormative lens, and how that may lead to therapies and strategies that may be the opposite of what a child in autistic burnout actually needs. Kristy Forbes is an Australian-based autism & neurodiversity support specialist with experience working with clients both nationally and internationally. This includes neurodivergent people and their families; and professionals who wish to support them, such as educators, psychologists, pediatricians, allied health professionals, support workers and integration aides. Kristy is formally identified autistic, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) as well as being a parent to four neurodivergent children.Things you'll learn from this episode What autistic burnout is and how it's different from other types of burnout How mental health challenges might be misinterpreted in autistic burnout treatment How to support young people, adolescents, and children in recognizing the value of taking pause and resting Clues to help parents have a better understanding of what their child is struggling with Examples of what deep rest might look like for children and young people How to recognize when your child is starting to emerge from burnout Resources mentioned for Autistic Burnout Kristy Forbes’ website InTune Pathways Kristy Forbes on Facebook A Conversation with Dr. Melissa Neff About Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) (podcast) In Tune Families Core Programs Kristy Forbes on Instagram Harry Thompson A Conversation with Neurodiversity & Support Specialist Kristy Forbes (Tilt Parenting Podcast) Kieran Rose, The Autistic Activist Kristie’s Critical Care & Recovery Program Support the showConnect with Tilt Parenting Visit Tilt Parenting Take the free 7-Day Challenge Read a chapter of Differently Wired Follow Tilt on Twitter & Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you're listening to this podcast, it's probably because a child you love and care for is differently wired.
0:07.0	Are they also struggling in their current educational setting, seen only for what they're doing wrong, while longing for positive relationships with peers and
0:14.8	others?
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0:51.0	That's Bgs. Edu. And then I hear parents who don't have that information
0:58.1	using words like regression. My child regressed. They were doing so well socially, they were doing so well
1:05.9	academically and then they regressed and the first thing I think when I hear
1:10.4	that is they burnt out.
1:13.2	Welcome to Tilled Parenting, a podcast featuring interviews and conversations
1:20.1	aimed at inspiring, informing, and supporting parents raising differently wired kids.
1:25.0	I'm your host Debbie Reaver and welcome to the winter season of 2023.
1:30.6	I am so happy to be back in the podcast chair and to be able to share with you the
1:35.3	interviews I've been working so hard on over the past few months and I am
1:39.8	really honored to kick off the season with a powerful conversation about autistic
1:45.1	burnout with autism and neurodiversity support specialist Christy Forbes.
1:49.9	I know that autistic burnout looks and feels different from the kind of burnout
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