I feel like one of the least talked about autistic issues is the debilitating emotional exhaustion and dysregulation. if I get too happy or excited about something I’m near tears and can’t do anything else. if I get too upset or angry I have to lay down or take a nap just to avoid breaking or throwing something, and my mood can easily shift from one side to the other and change my entire day afterwards. everything is too intense, even the positive emotions, and I genuinely can barely do or think or feel anything else the rest of the day because just feeling that one specific thing alone is so overwhelming. like how fucked up is it to have to decompress from something like excitement because it’s an exhausting process.