The tragedy of invisible burnout is that the person experiencing it may not look like someone who needs help. They may still be achieving, have a job, study, have good grades, attend social events and appear highly successful. But the amount of productivity fails to tell us how much energy was required to achieve it. A person can be functioning externally while falling apart internally. This is particularly important for people who have spent years masking or compensating for their neurodivergence. In some cases, a diagnosis may not come until adulthood, after years of being told that difficulties with concentration, organisation, sensory regulation or social interaction are simply personal shortcomings.