Evidence-based self-screening tools for understanding your current burnout experience. Not a diagnosis — a starting point for reflection.
Explores masking fatigue, sensory overload, energy depletion, and functioning changes specific to the autistic experience.
ABO Construct · Likert 1–6Measures general physical and emotional exhaustion from daily life demands and work-related stress.
CBI-P · Score 0–100Screening for exhaustion, emotional distancing, and overwhelm specifically connected to parenting demands.
BPBs · 5 itemsAutistic Burnout (ABO Construct): Arnold, S. R. C., Higgins, J. M., Weise, J., et al. (2023). Towards the measurement of autistic burnout. Autism, 27(7), 1933–1948. | Bougoure, M., et al. (2025). Measuring autistic burnout: A psychometric validation of the AASPIRE ABM. Autism, 30(1), 20–36. PMC12717295
Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI): Kristensen, T. S., Borritz, M., Villadsen, E., & Christensen, K. B. (2005). The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory: A new tool for the assessment of burnout. Work & Stress, 19(3), 192–207. DOI — Freely available for use.
Brief Parental Burnout Scale (BPBs): Aunola, K., Sorkkila, M., Tolvanen, A., et al. (2021). Development and validation of the Brief Parental Burnout Scale. Psychological Assessment, 33(11), 1125–1137. DOI
CBI-P as autistic burnout measure: Mantzalas, J., et al. (2024). Measuring and validating autistic burnout. Autism Research, 17(5). DOI
Items adapted from published construct descriptions for screening purposes. For research use, consult original instruments and obtain author permission where required.