I should follow my own advice and take time out for mental health, but it's difficult with autism. Mental health is an important component of our beating heart.

Mental Health

Without taking time to mentally rest, exhaustion or burnout can happen to anyone. The nature of what autism is, can make fatigue or burnout more likely, due to sensory pressures through social situations and us trying to fit in and through sensory overload through autism.

Time out

When you take time out, you give yourself time to rethink; to regroup, to think about your yourselves, to think about 'you.' Time out gives you time to think about where, and if you need to make any changes. Taking time out is necessary. In a world that revolves around tech, time out is necessary for emotional and spiritual growth.

Fatigue and Burnout

It is also essential for anyone dealing with fatigue or burnout, to manage their energy levels. For me, burnout comes through sensory overload, changes in my everyday routine, having to manage other people’s expectations of my mental and emotional disability, which can cause stress and anxiety.

In certain situations I sometimes have to mask, or camouflage my autistic traits and that can make me fatigued. For me, having to find a place to fit in, is mentally tiring.

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Ilana Estelle is a mental health and wellbeing advocate who combines educational insight with her personal experience of living with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities. She holds diplomas in Counselling, Diet and Nutrition, Nutritional Therapy, Psychotherapy and Counselling, and Stress Management. Through her writing, Ilana supports others in navigating their emotional, mental, and physical health challenges. In addition to writing for The CP Diary, her work has appeared in healthy lifestyle magazines. Ilana is also the author of three books: Cerebral Palsy: A Story – Finding the Calm After the Storm, Spirituality, Healing and Me, and Survival: The Covid Years – Time for Change.

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