My burnout has burnout.

Is it autistic burnout or my chronic illness flaring up?

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Is it autistic burnout or a chronic illness flare up?

As many of you know, I have Fibromyalgia (a chronic pain syndrome that comes with a generous serving of fatigue), ADHD (combined type and currently unmedicated due to the medication shortage) and I’m autistic (amongst other things but let’s not open Pandora’s box).

For years (and I means years) I assumed the periods of intense pain, fatigue and unexplained symptoms and changes in my skills was purely down to a flare up of my chronic illness. But lately I’m starting to wonder if it’s a combination of a flare up and autistic burnout.