When a person experiences Autistic Shutdown, the best thing to do is to just let them get the rest they need. We as autistics have just been at times too overstimulated and just need a serious recharge of our inner selves. COVID and all the changes, restrictions that come with it have caused many autistics to experience more periods of autistic shutdown.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2021/02/08/adulting-handling-autistic-shutdown/