Autism & ADHD Meltdowns (What’s the Difference?) #autism #adhd

[Mandrake_root]

That makes a lot of sense. My meltdowns are very emotional. Overstimulation is usually the trigger but the meltdown itself manifests as explosively emotional.

[Tormekia]

ADHD Meltdown: Welp. This looks like a good place.

ASD Meltdown: Yep!

Anxiety Attack: Oooo! Can I come too?

Human: .... oh no...

[sweetsour]

I am autistic and ADHD, and I can't really tell apart my meltdowns. Or often my autism and ADHD in general.

[hautejester]

to hear another person describe it as "bees" ... oh my god my jaw dropped, wow! 😵 THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!

[blackmoveimgaywidow]

Holy crap. I thought hitting my head during meltdown was something just I did. I always feel ashamed and guilty and like i was completely alone in this after and i cant tell you how amazing it is to hear that someone else does that. Thank you.

[equilibria]

Sensory meltdown is from the external world. Emotional breakdowns are from the internal world. They both affect each other. Especially when you have both. That's why I need a lot of alone time so I can know where both meet and separate.
My Autonomy is most important for me to navigate through this world.
When ASD/ADHD talk of boundaries this is where they live everyday and what they have to deal with.
The constant shift between the internal world and the external world.

[FMAeva]

bees are too organized for me, they're like chaotic writhing worms, and adhd brain is yelling at them to stop

[onyxblack]

This honestly makes alot of sense, I think of my autism as more of an electrical current, partly because people always said I was 'wired' differently but also because when I am overwhelmed its like the static buzz, everything is blurry and no matter what I do I cant seem to get a clear picture or focus to get back to being able to speak and breathe normally

[janinebean]

My meltdowns tend to pretty much always be emotional, and often have to do with conflict or humiliation. Not being able to stand up for myself, feeling cornered or ganged up on, trying to decode all the social cues and getting really overstimulated by all that. So they’re kind of all of that in one big messy ball of chaos.

[maggpiprime]

Thank you for explaining this.
It's the perfect description of what I've experienced & didn't know how to explain even to myself.

[Laurenelinaa]

I always describe sensory overload like my head is full of bees. It's nice to hear someone describe it in the same way how i think it really feels!

[nmg]

Losing the ability to speak! It’s very cool to hear somebody talk about this 👏🏽

[mrbig]

I am autistic and I recieved my adhd diagnosis last week! Thank you for all your lovely videos and for helping me learn more ❤😊🎉

[akpopfamily]

This was an excellent explanation. I have been trying to help my son find the words to describe his meltdowns, and he also has adhd and is Autistic. It also helped me see the differences in the meltdowns for us both.

I really appreciate you and your cander.

[JoanieBC]

I've always used "head full of bees" to describe my sense of being overwhelmed. I mean, back in the 80s, nobody understood what I meant. It took until a couple years ago for someone to acknowledge it's a common symptom for ASD.

[localCrows]

Thank you, I didn't know about ADHD meltdowns. Explains a lot. ❤

[btg-bpvl]

In my case, I've only ever had one autism meltdown that didn't come straight after an ADHD meltdown. Usually I'll get yelled for doing something I either didn't mean to or didn't do at at all causing my hypersensitivity to loud noises to kick in and me to start crying and yelling for a minute before my voice fully escapes me and I lose the ability to look anywhere but the ground as eye contact suddenly feels like a death sentence as I just run my fingers through my hair waiting for it to all pass

[ebonyalexis]

That bee head made me nauseous. The opposite of a visual stim

[lisa_wistfulone]

Thank you for explaining this! I’m both too, but my husband is only ADHD. I’m sure he has meltdowns sometimes, but because they don’t look like mine (mine present mostly on the autistic side), he refuses to believe it. Hopefully this can help us.

[stormdanceroblivion]

Thank you for being so honest and sharing what you go through, it really does help others feel less alone and helps them explain what they are going through if they don't know how to put it into words ❤