Understanding your autistic burnout autistic burnout
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If you would like to build on your reflections, Professor Tony Attwood and Dr Michelle Garnett are presenting on autistic burnout in Cairns on 4 December 2026. A recording is included for repeated viewing.
What's inside
Three questions and a space to bring your reflections together
What Feels Demanding
Prompts across seven areas, including sensory environments, masking, everyday responsibilities, and change and uncertainty.
What Feels Most Relevant
Choose up to three pressures to explore. One is enough.
One Support To Explore First
Consider one support or adjustment, who could help, and what might make it difficult.
One Thing To Share
Space to bring one priority into a conversation with a trusted person, support worker, practitioner, educator or workplace contact.
About the Authors
Attwood & Garnett Events was founded by Professor Tony Attwood and Dr Michelle Garnett as part of their vision to expand awareness, understanding and acceptance of autism amongst parents, professionals and the broader community.
They are internationally recognised experts in autism, with a combined knowledge and experience of over 80 years as clinical psychologists, authors, researchers and consultants. Their presentations combine the latest research with warmth, compassion, and practical insight.
Michelle is also autistic with ADHD, late diagnosed — bringing both clinical expertise and lived experience to every session.