Autistic Burnout: Finding the Way Back
Autistic burnout is a profound depletion of physical, cognitive, sensory, and emotional resources that doesn’t improve with rest. Meanwhile, recovery is rarely straightforward. It doesn’t follow a clear timeline, and often, the outcome doesn’t look like the life you had before.
Instead, finding the way back involves a deeply personal process of adjustment that requires you to let go of neuronormative ideals and internalised ableism to build a life that genuinely works for you.
In this workshop, Jennifer Kemp, a clinical psychologist and late-diagnosed Autistic ADHDer with lived experience of burnout, will guide you through what recovery really looks like: the wandering path, the missteps, the grief, the recalibration, and the gradual emergence of a new normal.
This workshop is for therapists supporting clients through burnout, navigating it themselves, or both, by offering a grounded, self-compassionate framework for the winding path to recovery.
What You Will Learn
- What Autistic burnout is, and how to recognise it in your clients and yourself
- What it’s like to walk a non-linear recovery process, and what gets in the way
- The immediate priorities when you are stuck in the burnout cycle
- Why internalised ableism keeps you stuck and how to unwind its control
- How practical self-compassion and interoceptive awareness can support sustainable recovery
Learning Objectives
On completing this workshop, you will be better able to:
- Identify Autistic burnout and distinguish it from depression, anxiety, and experiential avoidance
- Help clients navigate the non-linear nature of burnout recovery and adjust to a new normal
- Identify the immediate therapeutic priorities for clients in distress
- Develop interoception and self-compassion skills needed to support lasting recovery
- Help clients develop and implement a sustainable plan for long-term wellbeing
This workshop will be delivered twice to accommodate different time zones. Simply select your preferred session when registering.
Session 1: ANZ & UK/EU
Australia Eastern (AEST): Thursday, 11 Jun 2026 at 6:00 – 8:00 pm
United Kingdom (GMT): Thursday, 11 Jun 2026 at 9:00 – 11:00 am
Central Europe (CEST): Thursday, 11 Jun 2026 at 10:00 – 12:00 am
Session 2: ANZ & US/Canada
Australia (AEST): Friday, 12 Jun 2026 at 9:00 – 11:00 am
US (Eastern): Thursday, 11 Jun 2026 at 7:00 – 9:00 pm
US (Pacific): Thursday, 11 Jun 2026 at 4:00 – 6:00 pm
The workshop will be recorded and available for 90 days. The recording will only be available to those who register before the workshop.
