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What is the difference between an autism meltdown vs shutdown. We are covering all that right now! So autism comes with many intricate parts that create impacting issues for life with an autism spectrum condition. Some of these are meltdowns and shutdowns - but note that these are not the same thing. 1.An autism meltdown can be characterised by an emotional outburst of reaching the end of a sensory input overload. 2.When too many communication inputs are overloaded into an Autistc persons mind they will end up having an out bust which is seen as a meltdown, and can be noted as a feeling of despare hopelessness for that situation. 3.But with an autism shutdown, a person experiences the last straw of a situation they are trying to control and just gives up. 4.The giving up is a result of the lack of control and a lack of understanding for the situation they are currently presented in. 5.The person will be silent and docile with little to no input on the sit...

Do you see the days of the week in colour? Do you see sound as colour? So synethesia is a neurological condition that can be diagnosed as part of an autism spectrum disorder or as a independent condition. Synethesia is characterised by the ability for a person to experience flashes of colour when hearing sound. Or a person may relate a certain colour to a certain word, phrase or set of words. I have this experience where I see the days of the week as certain colours and I also see the months as colours to. They all have different colours but they do have a relationship to each other, and a sort of feeling that accompanies each one of them. This condition is fascinating and also quite common in a person on the autism spectrum. Please leave a comment if you have anything to add, I read every single one. Also please follow @TheAspieWorld for more autism content. Video: https://youtu.be/iVm2jR51ijA?si=G4yjdfju6ovSH91Y   https://theaspieworl...

These 3 secret hacks will help YOU with autism shutdowns, fast and effective! Autism shutdowns can be disabling and can leave you feeling exhausted fed up and drained of energy. Autism Shutdowns happen similarly to the reasons of an autism meltdown happening where you have over stimulation or an overload of information that causes this shutdown. It’s difficult to prevent a shutdown from happening because you were aware of the situation that’s going on but there are some things you can do to help lessen the impact to help you recover quickly from the shutdown and this is exactly what I’m talking about here. 1. Alert Someone ASAP Try to alert someone who are with as soon as possible to tell them you are not feeling good and a potential shutdown may occur. 2. Count In Your Head Try counting up from 1 or down from 100 in your head if you start to feel a shutdown coming on. This will help calm your mind and create focus. 3. Squeeze Fist And Breath Deeply ...