Autistic adults reported lower quality healthcare than non-autistic adults across 50/51 items, including poorer access to healthcare and poorer communication, alongside increased anxiety, sensory sensitivity, system-level problems, shutdowns, and meltdowns. Differences between groups were stark: ...
meltdown本意是“溶化”,而shutdown本意是“关闭”。这里用来指代孤独症患者在极端情况下所处的状态,因此可以理解为“(情绪)崩溃和(陷入)自闭”。 When everything becomes too much for an autistic person, they can go intomeltdown or shutdown. These are very intense and exhausting experiences. 当孤独症...
Autistic adults reported lower quality healthcare than non-autistic adults across 50/51 items, including poorer access to healthcare and poorer communication, alongside increased anxiety, sensory sensitivity, system-level problems, shutdowns, and meltdowns. Differences between groups were stark: ...
that I have no idea where to start in fixing it. And I’m not even sure Iwantto fix it. Deep down, I just want to yell at employers to simply let me be. Let me do my job, because I do my job well and I put in all the hours and I always get things done on time. So wh...
When shutdown was “challenged” the autonomic nervous system survival mode was further triggered into flight. When flight was prevented the autonomic nervous system engaged in the only remaining survival mechanism – fight. When engaged in this sort of response the autonomic nervous system triggers ...
Basically anything re: autism in adults#AutINSAR — Shepard Fairfax ⛤ (@therifax)May 11, 2018 Ooh, yes – I would love to see the topic of driving, and its intersections with sensory processing and motor control, discussed in autism research. One of those life skills that can be limit...
This was originally posted at a group blog that I'm part of: We Are Like Your Child. It primarily addresses parents of young autistics, but I'm reposting here because I thought other autistic adults might have helpful tips to add or their own wishlist of
meet their sensory needs. In my drawing I’m referring to a more modern take on a ‘sensory diet’ which could involve creating your own personalised sensory diet, featuring things that can be comforting and calming to you (say when nearing a shutdown or meltdown) and can help self-regula...
they were over three times more likely to say they frequently leave their healthcare professional’s office feeling as though they did not receive any help at all. Autistic people were also four times more likely to report experiencing shutdowns or meltdowns due to a common healthcare scenario...
2)Develop a calming routine.Having an effective calming routine in place for both children and adults is very helpful. Some people may still need help to calm themselves even after the energy from the meltdown is spent. This may include visuals, or music…whatever works best. A great book ...