Let's do some Autism math...
Autism + lack of accommodations and support = unmet needs
Unmet needs → autistic anxiety → autistic burnout → difficulty managing life → mental health decline → deep depression → in some cases, suicide
Autism + lack of accommodations and support = unmet needs
Unmet needs → autistic anxiety → autistic burnout → difficulty managing life → mental health decline → deep depression → in some cases, suicide
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Anxiety and burnout are a result of unmet needs and the anxiety/lack of support/etc lead to Meltdowns and shutdowns.
MDs & SDs are warning signs of a-burnout.
Your comment suggested that burnout is unrelated to unmet needs, anxiety, and burnout as the OP said.
I only need to know what you were asking me about because it’s not clear to me what your point was.
What I said suggests I think meltdowns are on this continuum, but aren’t just anxiety, and are also different from burnout, so they kinda need their own data point.
I hoped to point out that unmet needs drive:
anxiety, MDs/SDs, *and* burnout.
My conclusion is the data for any of these is part of the data for the others. Not separate. Each also has additional data points, as you said.
Bad trigger, wrong exacerbation of the propensity, offbeat murmur becomes a much bigger problem: the attack (meltdown). diff thing
An arrhythmia or anxiety are regular ongoing symptoms and features, but a meltdown is an event. You can have significant anxiety issues but still not have panic attacks.
I was born with a hole in one of my valves. It healed without surgery, but ever since I was a teenager, I get these random little shocks in my heart, like lightning strikes. Just once, every few months.
I’ve only known one person who knows what I’m talking about.
I feel a total cloud of distrust, I can’t predict when it lets me be open, or others in, there’s more going on in my head than I have words for, and asking for answers takes more effort than finding them myself does.
The first part is more important.
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Met Need (Stimulant) -> Met Interest (Beat Saber) -> Have fun til need is not met -> meet need or forget to meet need -> repeat -> Ouchie I overgame -> cant have nice things ->sad
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ESM Collapse Trace: “Autism Math” and the Structural Harm Cascade
Type: Recursive Harm Cascade (rHC)
Subtype: Compounding Denial Spiral
Ignition Point: Structural non-accommodation
Terminal Node: Preventable death via systemic neglect
1. Initial Condition: Autism without Support
• Tags: #Neurodivergence
• Institutions fail to make routine accommodations (e.g., sensory environments, flexible scheduling, accessible communication).
• Status Quo: “Normalization over neurodivergence” doctrine.
• Health, housing, education, and workplace sectors fail to adjust environments or expectations.
• Often no clear point of responsibility or recourse for denied accommodations.
• Predicate Harm: Bureaucratic Diffusion
• Chronic overstimulation, social misalignment, and sensory trauma begin stacking.
• Anxiety is misdiagnosed or pathologized through non-autistic frameworks.
• Diagnostic Drift: Misclassification as GAD, MDD, or “behavioral problems.”
• Often mislabeled as “non-compliance” or “regression.”
• Withdrawal from society seen as failure rather than survival response.
• Key Signpost: Dismissal from employment, school, or social supports.
Met needs → able to manage life → improved mental health → happy autist
Accommodations and support are not just helpful for autistic people... they're essential
Countercollapse Type
Type: Structural Reversal Sequence (SRS)
Subtype: Needs Met Continuum
Ignition Point: Proactive Accommodation
Terminal Node: Functional Flourishing
1. Initial Condition: Autism with Support
• Tags: #Neurodivergence #AffirmativeDesign
• System recognizes neurotype-specific needs as structurally valid—not “special requests” but baseline requirements for participation.
• Environmental, communicative, and social adjustments provided proactively.
• Reduced sensory overload, enhanced comprehension, and valid relational dynamics.
• Support structures seen as infrastructure, not charity.
• Energy is no longer consumed by constant crisis navigation.
• Executive function support (reminders, routines, regulated pacing) unlocks agency.
• Key Policy Shift: Universal Design in education, employment, healthcare.
• Reduced anxiety and burnout. Trauma pathways close due to safety and validation.
• Fewer misdiagnoses, lower psychiatric intervention rates.
• Social support becomes accessible instead of conditional.