‘I was diagnosed late with autism – here’s how I learned to deal with burnout’

‘I was diagnosed late with autism – here’s how I learned to deal with burnout’

This article is part of Community Care’s ongoing Choose Social Work campaign, which aims to champion the brilliant work social workers do every day and help the next generation of practitioners. Since qualifying in 2020, I have loved being an adults’ social worker. But for a while, it didn’t seem to love me back. It was only after struggling through constant burnout and imposter syndrome that I was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) i…