Burnt out, but my boss doesn't get it

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I've reached total burnout as well as my sensory limit on the job. I've tried bringing up my workload, how exhausted I am to my boss and it doesn't seem to register. I can't keep up with the break-neck pace at the office and my work performance has started to slump. Not that I care that much because I don't have the mental and emotional energy to care anymore.

If I take a day off from work, the pace is such that I fall days behind by days. The only way to keep up is to work 10 - 12 hour work days, 6 days a week. And now I'm totally tapped out. I've tried everything except directly confronting my boss about my workload, stress, and my total level of exhaustion.

If you are truly getting burned out, perhaps a direct confrontation is in order.
High paced offices are not for everyone, doing what you are describing for extended periods isn't healthy...

Tell your boss, and ask if you can cut your hours down. At this point finding a new job may be best.

Is your boss abusive as well?

Your problem sounds a lot like everybody else's problem: You are overworked and your boss doesn't know the limit of your working potential.

Instead of solving this by yourself, you need some backup from your colleages. Start telling your peers (not your boss) about how hard you work and ask them for assistance. If they can't help you, even if you ask politely, go to your boss and tell him/her honestly that you are working too hard.

If it still doesn't help, you may need to organize your time or find shortcuts for solving your jobs faster and more efficient.

I don't know what it is you are working with, but make sure you have solid proof to show to your boss - an example of how hard it is for you to keep up with the pace.

Best wishes and keep writing. I have the same problem with my job, but I know for sure that it is not my fault.

There can also be a misunderstanding between what you need to get done and what they would like you to do.

Sometimes there are things they would like you but your boss doesn't care whether you do them or not. Actually, in some cases, you boss may not want you do some of the things that are asked of you--in some organizations managers from other departments may make requests that should be best ignored.

I know it is hard to do when you are overworked, but it can be really useful to know how much actual work your co-workers produce. Not the hours, but the useful work that gets done.

It can be really hard for Aspies when they say one thing but "everyone" understands you are suppose to do something else--wink wink.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wink
Like a single wink but more emphatic, two winks in a row may be used by the sender as a subtle way to imply that something said by the sender, immediately beforehand, was "sneaky", "tricky", "misleading", or "untrue" to the receiver