How Small Stressors Accumulate

Podcast: The Autistic Mile · Jim Gaffney

Opublikowano: 2026-09-22

One small problem may be easy to handle. Ten in a row can feel completely different. Minor stressors can become much harder to manage when they arrive back-to-back with little time to recover. For many autistic individuals, each unexpected disruption, frustrating interaction, sensory irritation, or change in plans can chip away at the mental energy being used to stay calm and regulated. The difficulty often isn’t any single event—it’s the accumulation. When there’s no clear sense of when the problems will stop, how to prepare for the next one, or what can be d...