So the differences in autism meltdowns versus autism shutdowns.
In this video, I'm giving you three essential information or tips that you
need to know, all, that's coming up.
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What's up different thinkers.
Yeah.
I'm really excited.
I want to do this video for a while because I feel like a lot of people
don't understand the difference between an autism meltdown and autism shut down.
And I want to kind of really just monitor the idea together that there
are differences between those and we're going to, we're going to go
through that, but first, if you haven't already make sure to download my free
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Awesome.
Okay.
So what's the difference between knockdowns, which is shut downs, right?
Because a lot of people, um, it really irritates me because a lot of people say
that it's a shutdown or it's a meltdown.
A lot of people don't even understand what a meltdown is and I'll try
and leave some more references and links to meltdowns and stuff.
The other videos I've done specifically on meltdowns in the end slate.
Uh, and in the, uh, in the description, but in terms of this video, um, I
really wanted to cover the difference between a meltdown versus shut
down because there are differences.
And, um, I wanted to just categorize that and actually go through five of
the most interesting, um, uh, essential really that you need to know on this.
So we're going to go diving right to that.
Right now buckle up on the, yeah.
Hope you enjoy this content.
Okay.
So the first one is an autism.
meltdown can be characterized by an emotional outburst I'm reacting to
the end of your sensory overload.
Right?
So basically when a meltdown happens, Um, your you're basically kind of lashing
out your, your emotional, emotionally overloaded, you know, emotional
it's just gone right over the edge.
And like, you know, and you just bursting out with all this kind of
emotional overload stuff, whereas like a shutdown would be something
where you are kind of becoming more.
More, you know, inward and conservative in your effort of emotional approach.
So you can obviously see straight off the bat where a meltdown is
an outburst or something, but a shutdown is a shutdown or something,
which is quite self-explanatory.
But in the terms of this, a lot of people don't understand the
difference, but obviously this is why we're doing this video.
So number two is.
When too many communicational inputs are overloaded into an autistic
person's mind, they will end up having like a burnout, which seems
like it's similar to like a meltdown.
Um, but it can be noted as feeling of distress, despair,
hopelessness of a situation.
So basically, um, when you have, um, You know, when you have an outburst, uh,
or like a meltdown outburst, which kind of like you you, you have an overload
of communication from input and stuff from rather than, and kind of like
emotionally outburst and like crying, or, you know, just being erratic with your
behavior, you kind of almost become like a feeling of despair or hopelessness, the
situation kind of topples down on you.
And this is kind of how a.
I suppose a shutdown would be, yeah.
Characterize.
Did you kind of like shutting down into, into yourself and becoming
very kind of like, you know, you're desperate, you you're, you're kind of
like, Oh, I have no, you know, it's a feeling of despair and, um, And
I think that's a really good way to kind of like, think about, um, yeah.
You know, I, I don't know.
It's just like, yeah, it's truly interesting.
Okay guys.
So number three is, um, with autism shutdowns or person experiences,
the last straw situation, uh, and can't control, uh, the environment
and they just kind of give up.
So with an, with a meltdown, it's more like they'd been pushed to an edge.
And then like, you know, that they've fallen over the edge in that amount
of time has kind of like exploded.
I did them as catastrophic and everything is just like sucks.
But in terms of a shutdown, it's more like they've, they've had enough.
They've had the last straw and that's it.
They feel like they can't do any more.
They can't give any more.
They're just kind of like, Oh my goodness, this is it.
And I've just shut down because I have nothing to give.
I have no more, there's nothing else in this kind of like arsenal that I
can give to the situation emotionally.
Socially, whatever the situation and that's, that's a difference,
um, from those situations, how they, how they actually come around,
which, which is really interesting.
So number four is that the giving up is a result of the lack of control, um, or
lack of understanding of the situation that they're currently presented.
So when, when someone gives up on a situation in a shutdown, they're giving up
because they don't have control over it.
Um, and it's not like a, um, you know, this is where it kind of gets
blurred lines because a meltdown is that there is no control over
the sensory input that's coming in.
Right.
Uh, from the situation around you, but it's not like you're trying to
control the situation around you and that you just kind of give up and
like, you know, resigned from it.
But that's so shut down is when you resigned from that situation.
But the meltdown is when you have no control, but you, you lose control
of your emotions and it shut down.
And just kind of like, you know, admitting defeat.
Really.
That's kind of like the difference when you shut down and meltdown in a position
where you lose control of the situation.
If that makes sense.
Sense.
I'm sure it does, but if it doesn't make sense, pop me a comment down below.
I read every single comment and I'd love to have a discussion with you if
you, uh, if you have anything to add to this or him to clear anything up.
So number five is that the person, it will be quite silent and docile,
uh, when they're having a shutdown.
Um, and there'll be no input from the situation from that moment on.
So they won't.
So when you're having a meltdown, there'll be lots of input.
You'd be like shouting and screaming and crying and all this
kind of stuff and be loads of input to the situation around you.
You know, it could is output from you input to the situation, but with a
shutdown, there will be no input from you at all, to the situation that
surrounds you or you're presented.
And you're just completely closed up and be selfless self inward.
And just be like, Oh, I've had enough.
I'm done.
There's no mom.
There's no, I'm not gonna, there's nothing left.
That's it.
I'm done.
So.
Um, I'm out, you know, and you just honestly, will you, you don't even talk.
You'll just be completely, so kind of like shut down and kind of like
inward, you'll just kind of just, it's just not going to happen.
And that's kind of basically how it works.
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