#Meltdowns

NortherlyRose 🌈 💙

NortherlyRose

#ThreadWhat it’s like having a meltdown. A personal autistic perspective. For me it’s a bit like noticing a pan of milk is just about to boil over. It’s clear it’s

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LittleMartian__

How to speak to someone with mental health issues (or just generally going through a tough time) : A THREAD Support them. Listen to them. Remind them that they are

Erin Ekins (she/her)

QueerlyAutistic

Separating the word 'meltdown' from tantrums in the general mindset is really important. The 'tantrum' conflation we have around meltdowns is one of the reasons why autistic people experiencing meltdown

AutisticPB #KindnessMatters 💙

AutisticPb

30 things I wish people knew about #autism. A thread. Please share and retweet this thread. #ActuallyAutistic /1 Autism is not a mental illness or a disease. #autism /2 There

Natalie Oldham

theStarstheSky

decided to start a thread of my sisters meltdowns bcos these are becoming a regular occurrence: mum saying she’ll cancel her bday surpise bcos my she was refusing to have

Kissing under the MISHtletoe

Mish_in_London

If you had been here about three years ago at this time of year, you would have seen me have a series of meltdowns. I had relatively recently moved to

autistictic

autistictic

It is very common for autistic people to „disappear“ at school, and to then have daily meltdowns at home.Lots of us use all our strength at school to suppress and

J A D E

jadehiggs94

Please #StopTheDeportation of #OsimeBrown. Not only is he vulnerable, but he is also suffering with his mental health and health conditions. On Friday Osime was admitted to hospital, after he

Esha K.

eshaLegal

Capitalism means that your retirement savings are at the mercy of thirteen year old trolls! Someone is having a really normal one! They are so not having a melt

Kirsty H

Kirsty_H220

Early indications that your child may be autistic.A thread 1/ These are largely based on my own experiences, everyone’s experiences will differ but it’s a question I’m regularly asked by

Emily♡

ItsEmilyKaty

‘Would you choose not to have autism if you could?’I don’t even know how to answer that. It’s like asking me if I’d rather be someone else. I don’t know

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ufofwb

(TW suicide) i recently learned some really important information about stimming and its importance in preventing severe distress and longterm neurological damage + depression & suicidality in autistic ppl, so

Sarah Boon

Saraheboon

I know I talked about this recently in the context of school, but I just remembered something else about getting in trouble for executive function challenges that come with autism.

Pete Wharmby

commaficionado

Autism and meltdowns - what are they and how can you help?A thread. Please read and share widely. As always, based on my own experiences. #autism #autistic #Meltdown Autistic people

PDX Care Collective

PDX_Care

Let’s talk about ABA therapy! Buckle up, this is a thread (neurotypicals, PLEASE read). We’ll start with a TL;DR. First, PDXCC does not support ABA. 1/ While a small population

Daniel Sohege

stand_for_all

Thread: Let's have a little chat about the "infantilising" of autistic persons. First off "meltdowns" are not synonymous with "tantrums". We're not seeking attention. We're not toddlers. We are proc

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