This blog is so late but if you read my last update you’ll understand why. But today I want to talk about one thing. Meltdowns it is inevitable that at some point in you or your child’s life you have experienced a meltdown. I have had many of them trust me. But recently I was able to fight it. In the time I was on that work programme. I managed to get flustered by too many processes going on in my head at once and I made a mistake that really sent me over the edge. Now in my head I had two options. Fight it or run. I wanted to run so bad. But if I did would I be where I want to be by the end of this programme. So I fought. I told myself I could do it. I can work past it. If I don’t it will consume me if I do I can be proud of my work today, and so I continued to work.
The mighty describes a meltdown as the world ending, a darkness which consumes you. I tend to agree with that statement.
As i Usually do I think its about time I explain what an actual meltdown is. Oh and thanks to Ambitious about Autism for this definition, I don’t think I could explain it any better.
Basically, it’s a complete loss of behavioural control. A person having a meltdown tends to scream, attack people, hurt themselves, break things, and generally go all-out. Once you reach meltdown point, they’ve pretty much lost it – and the chances are fair that they won’t be able to get hold of themselves for quite some time.
– See more about Autism @: https://www.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk/understanding-autism/behaviour/meltdowns#sthash.HKONqSkZ.dpuf
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The five main triggers of a melt down are emotion, too many demands, information, sensory issues, and the unpracticable nature that is life.
No doubt you probably have some useful tips for handling meltdowns, I normally handle mine by mentally focusing on my happy place. Now your wondering what my happy place is. I’ll tell you next week in my blog coping techniques,
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We use juice with our son (if he will take it) the juice seems to help “reset” him. We will also ask him to tell us his name to try to get another part of his brain reengaged.
I absolutely love hearing how you worked past it! That is fantastic! You must have been exhausted afterwards. I hope you were kind to yourself when you got home. 🙂
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Let’s say I drank my body.weight in. Lemon tea when I got home
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