Dr. Raymaker's work on autistic burnout contains an invaluable table of suggestions for surviving or avoiding burnout, which they have grouped under the following categories: being autistic; formal supports; strategy; individual support; community support; peer support; attending to autistic needs; unmasking; using autistic strengths; reasonable accommodations; instrumental support; mental health support; time off/breaks; social withdrawal; reduced activity. It bears noting that, elsewhere, Dr. Raymaker has explicitly distinguished between autistic burnout and catatonia, suggesting that catatonia may be feature in burnout but that burnout itself is a distinct, and generally broader, phenomenon. Yet these suggestions (found on pp. 138-139 of her 2020 article) may help those suffering from catatonia as well as those who have identified their experience as "burnout." 

Many people suggest finding communities and social connections where masking is unnecessary, or otherwise finding ways to unmask:

"[My burnout] might have even come sooner than it did had I not been around some communities of people who were generally more accepting of ‘‘quirkiness,’’ and so provided some periods of time where I likely was needing to mask less, or less intensely."

"The biggest thing of all you can do to prevent, or at least mitigate burnout, is to start identifying what you do when you Mask and stop. Even just little things like eye contact, which so many of us do, or at least pretend to do. Allow yourself not to be sociable if you don’t want to be."

Many people also suggested withdrawing for a while, by self-isolating or by finding other ways to decompress: 

"Give yourself a break, go hole up in a cupboard under a blanket for a few hours, or.run or cycle really, really fast (sometimes the wind rush can literally help clear away the cobwebs because so much sensory information is cut out). A big sensory break every few days, or weeks, coupled with smaller sensory breaks throughout the day could make the world of difference."

"Take a spiritual retreat [laughs] like that’s not a definite way of curing it but that’s the only way I came up with is give yourself a break, withdraw into your own world and give yourself a break."

"I have gone through a few distinct periods of burnout and have successfully managed them by withdrawing from the world as best I could."

At the same time, those interviewed frequently emphasize reaching out to others and being able to request and accept support. Frequently, they emphasize the importance of a supportive and understanding network: 

"Have a healthy support system set up of people who will accept you as you are and not try to change, fix or shame you."

"Having a supportive person or persons who understood my anxieties in their complexity and helped me face what I could not change by understanding why it was so difficult for me. Having a loving support system that would respect and allow me to just be how I was until I could sort out the issues."

"Try to find people who.accept you and I know that’s not always, you know, not always possible but community is out there you know, if the person has a way to connect to it, the community, that’s a good source of support."

"Learning to be able to ask and accept help from trusted authorities (Ask and Tell by Stephen Shore is a good book)."

"Asking for help and accepting help is an important skill to succeed through autistic burnout."