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Nov 2020
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Ep 16: What's Autistic Burnout?

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Simon just came across the term autistic burnout and wonders how it differs from regular old burnout as he tells you a story about an imagined conflict with Ms. Price, his 5th-grade English teacher, yet came to a satisfying resolution.

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