Autism Meltdown Intervention: How To Handle Autism Tantrums, To Help And Calm Your Autistic Child
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- Today we are going to talk about autism meltdowns, and what you can do to INTERVENE and HELP your child...
In fact, the most important thing about meltdowns (besides understanding what the meltdown is all about) is HOW you intervene, be it a meltdown in school, or in public.
There are 3 things to consider when your child is throwing a tantrum:
1) Your Reaction to the Meltdown Itself
2) The Safety of Your Child
3) Empathy
Those three things are REALLY important when learning how to handle an autism meltdown and managing aggression (the first one of the three is especially important) and I'm going to explain why in my NEW video...
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My name is Andrea Libutti and I’m a doctor, author and mother of a brilliant son, who at the age of 2 was diagnosed with severe autism.
It may sound unusual to hear someone speaking this way about this condition, but through my own medical research and family experience, I’ve discovered the keys to unlock a wonderful life for anyone who is diagnosed with autism.
Through the past ten years, I’ve devoted my life to discovering ways to reduce the overwhelm many parents feel, as well as delivering simple, straightforward advice you can use to improve your family dynamic starting right now.
So happy to find this video! I will never understand the eye rolling, yelling and screaming that I’ve seen people do ( paras, teachers )with children on the spectrum.
Wow this is something I needed to hear my grandson has Autism and he has tantrums sometimes and it's sad to see him like that but now I can help him better thank you for your wonderful advice 🙏
Please know that meltdowns are not tantrums. Tantrums are a way to try to get your needs me/what you want and a meltdown is when your brain is overwhelmed and at its capacity and starts to overflow causing a meltdown as a result. meltdowns do not have a goal to get what you want and are not in the persons control. meltdowns usually have to be left alone until they pass (unless it is harming them or another) otherwise trying to stop a meltdown can cause more harm than good. its important to be supportive and there for them. Tantrums however, they should be taken care of as they need to know certain behaviours are not acceptable. please dont confuse the two. it can really harm someone
Exactly. A meltdown is basically what we would call a “nervous breakdown” in an allistic (non-autistic) person; we can just have them in response to input allistics consider “fine and normal”.
A meltdown is something different to a tantrum.
I have a autistic daughter she's 3 years old. As she has gotten older her meltdowns are bad!! I tried everything even try and give her space but she doesn't... She wants me to hold her but she still has her meltdown when I hold her and try and calm her. She is starting to bite on everything she gets very aggressive!! This is VERY OVERWHELMING!!! It's so bad I cry everytime she does it! I just want to help her but nothing works! I'm getting depression among other things along with her meltdowns to the point my hair has fallen out!! What else could I turn to!??
I feel so bad for the two of you. I have an autistic son and I know how frustrating and fatiguing it can be just trying to cope with this day in and day out. Please don't give up, you are all your child has in this world. I'll pray that you'll find the strength to go on and that things will get better for you soon.
Did you ever receive any help?
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I'm sorry to hear that sweetheart!...I admire you and respect you so much for being a parent who cares and doesn't give up. Many times services and techniques are focused in the child but the caregiver sometimes is not seen 😢. I wish I can give you a tip but I'm also Herr because I'm trying to help a client I have who needs help with calming techniques, he is an adult with autism and it's hard. I can feel your frustration and anxiety...I wish you can get some help and self-care for yourself too. I sent a big hug and my respect to you
How do you hold it together when it’s ALL DAY!!! And you’re (the parent) absolutely drained and frustrated ?
Waiting for a answer too
Hi mumma....I'm feel8ng your pain. These are some things that have helped...I give my son space....keep good safe distance...speak gently with love and calm empathy...do not hold down or rush towards an autistic child...person...if it's mild put your hand gently on their chest an do some gentle breathing together.....an love love love...an kind affirmations to your child and yourself.....❤...😊...
My autistic brother is turning 18. He can only understand simple words and can't speak. He's much taller and stronger than me, my mum and my sisters. When he has a meltdown he hits us hard, he throws things, he runs around. It's really dangerous for both us and him.
My dad is his primary caregiver, showering, cleaning, changing him. He just went abroad to see his dad for 4 weeks. It's been really hard for us to compensate and pick up the jobs we have to do to take care of him, and it's also been hard on my brother. It's 1 and 1/2 weeks and my older brother was trying to give him a shower today but then he hit him, so he left and went up. He then started hitting himself, hitting my mum and me and threw a plate onto the tiles (luckily didn't break because he had barefeet.) My mum fed him now and he's lying down calming down now I think.
I can't do this anymore. We've still got 2 1/2 frickn weeks to get through. Getting him up for school is going to be hard too (it's holidays right now and he's going back to school on Tuesday).
Oh god that's a lot to take on. The physical violence is not okay at all. I don't know what country you live in but most western developed nations have social services who can help for free. Have you guys considered reaching out for help to an agency?
What about any respire agency? Contact the Center for People with Disabilities in your town OR any senior center (they normally also have resources for IDD). There is help, Medicaid many times cover, you all as caregivers NEED help. Respire places have the personal and the equipment....I even heard that sometimes they can go to your house and help. I'm very sorry to hear this!
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hey, about the title, meltdowns aren't tantrums. us autistic people cannot control when that happens and are often caused by stressful events.
I have a daughter that having this kind of behaviors she bangs her head in the floor, she throws things,she screams no one can control her she has multi disability,visually impaired,can't talk it so hard for me to see her like that😭 is there anyone suffering like this or same case as my daughter?
I've just come across your comment and I hope things have gotten better for you. I'm just a regular person but I'll pray for you. God bless you and your family.
I have twins they bith have autism and one of them acts this exact way !!!!!!! Trying to get wrap around services for them
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hopefully you see this. my son is 15 and very tall and stout. he is a big sweet teddy bear and so fun to have around but when he’s having a meltdown he hurts us, himself, and the animals and he breaks things. it’s only getting worse and i’m really concerned for everybody’s safety.
how do i physically separate him from everything and stop him from those things while he’s so upset? even if u bring him to his room to calm down in a quiet space, he will break the tv, or throw things at the window. he really beats himself up afterwards too. so apologetic. it breaks my heart.
From what I’ve seen (having this as a special interest since my daughter’s diagnosis two years ago; just diagnosed myself; the condition runs strong in my father’s family and my late husband’s), this is usually the result of sensory/social/information overwhelm. Ordinary inputs, that most people wouldn’t even notice much, can push us over the edge, like the median person being given random, unpredictable needle pokes to various points on their bodies; the person would eventually snap. A dim, quiet, low-scent, soft, comfortable environment may help; plenty of alone time; also potentially sensory input the individual can control, like music, weighted blankets, lights in different colors that flash different ways (like Christmas lights), sensory swings, rocking chairs, and so on. I myself have found light covers on the fluorescent lights that came with my rental, weighted blankets, and a certain kind of fidget from Fidget Newton (the “macaroons”) to be helpful for myself, but my daughter is more helped by simply not being required to be in the bathroom for water running in or out of the bath or the toilet flushing, and not being required to remain in the presence of “stinky” food (which is 90% of normal food for her). Restaurants and stores tend to be particularly overwhelming places for us; we may wear sunglasses and noise canceling earpieces of various kinds in these places, and/or do our best to avoid them entirely. It varies a lot depending on the autistic individual, what we are most sensitive to, and also what we find soothing. I hope you can find ways to help reduce these behaviors that are distressing your whole family! ❤
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What my child wouldnt understand any of those words. how do you calm down a child how understands nothing???
I have an autistic son and thankfully he was VERY high functioning so it was a bit easier BUT NOW I have an autistic grandson who is low functioning and is 2 and only screams and is just angry all the time 😥you tell him no no gently and he screams and if I see him go to throw food on the floor I’ll sign are you all done … he’ll look at me and I’ll say no no let’s not throw it and he looks right at me and throws it. Also the eye contact is ONLY when he’s doing something I said no to. Myself and daughter are at our whits end.
@@AMAnderson-p1kFeed him in the bathroom so it’s easier to clean up? This situation calls for creativity! I had doorknob locks on my son’s bedroom door, the bathroom door, and the front door until my daughter finally learned to defeat them in KINDERGARTEN! I had a fence around the inside on my living room so she had a safe place to play in until she was 2.5 years old and learned to climb it… your grandson may need a heavily modified environment, maybe look into businesses that provide supplies for special-needs classrooms? 🤔
You're doing a lot of harm by comparing meltdowns to tantrums.
Autism tantrums? You need to get out of the field and find more suitable employment in a shop or something. You certainly should not be around any vulnerable people.
I came here because im a nanny of a autism 4yr old boy..its really hard to handle.he bite me pull my hair pull down my clothes and kick me..😢😢
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Duct tape and a chair. When all else fails.😂 jk.