Adult Autistic Meltdowns #autism #autismawareness #autisticadult

Autistic meltdowns as an Adult

[karbear]

if I'm by myself I do something similar, but talk to myself in the mirror. If I'm around other people I break down into tears.

[lady_h]

For me, this would be my “rumble” stage because I still have semi-control. When I’m in meltdown, I have lost all control and usually someone needs to physically intervene to keep me from harm with head banging etc. but we all are different! You’re are brave to share ❤

[belle]

I might be autistic
I'm in therapy already but don't know
what I have yet, I relate to bpd, cptsd, adhd and autism because of my inability to socialize

[goofball]

I’m currently getting evaluated for high functioning autism. It would explain my behavior as a young child. Loud noises and bright lights would make me scream and cry for hours, and my social deficits. I already am diagnosed with depression, anxiety, ocd, and adhd.

[NRDZ.United]

I'm in high school and I have autistic meltdowns too, mine are where I scream and throw stuff mostly, I'd cry sometimes but not all the time

[PoppyMorgan-qr]

Omg I do this before I have what I thought were panic attacks but now wondering if they are autistic meltdowns I have been questioning autism for awhile now and now seeing different suttle stims I can relate to many of these as well as other symptoms like extreme anxiety, social anxiety, lack of eye contact, needing to rock or move around when sat still, not tolerating certain fabrics, the need to wear noise cancelling headphones in busy or loud environments or in a stressful situation, I struggle with social ques . I want to be assessed but don’t know how I go about doing it 😢

[teelesynclair]

I totally get what you mean, I'm AuDHD diagnosed. I was diagnosed with ADHD aged 6 i think but only diagnosed with autism when i was almost 30 years old. I think people look at us as out of control, they don't realise how much we're actually struggling. My own mum says stuff like you're intelligent so stop the crying and hyperventilating nonsense 🙄 I'm not doing it for attention. I'm mortified after i have a meltdown, I'm better at controlling them as an adult but i still have them. I tend to lose control regarding things i can't control like if I'm running late cos of traffic, if I'm dealing with irrational people or i really lose my mind if my phone ect breaks. 😊

[chrisjones]

Hang in there, everyone who’s struggling ❤

[sashaleesingh-bnwm]

I have autism and I used to self harm but I stopped after getting into the law of attraction and meditation also helps me

[xmwdtzd]

Mine is inside and I clean to relieve the energy. I hate it 😂

[lexi_]

If you are autistic then that gives me hope for my child.

[TheCuriousCat]

Am i autistic. I started crying because my mom was going to pick me up from school but didn't tell, so I got on the bus and when I found out through messages, i got really mad and started tearing up.

[Miserymagic]

Wait is that 'Dreams' from the 'Cranberries'

[pink]

Hello Bri. Glad to see you posting again. I had a meltdown last weekend. :/ I felt something was wrong with me the day before and hours before it happened but I couldn't stop it. Thankfully my family members were so kind and supportive and gave me space & time to go thru it. They didn't yell at me or try to force me to stop crying like some people have done in the past. Feeling better now.

[username._copied]

My daughter is non verbal and level 3 autistic, she acts just like that when her meltdown starts. She used to bite me so hard I would bleed but she stopped doing that. Thank god. 😮😢

[andreaweaver]

Why is it that in my head I say that and want to do that but either I'm surrounded by people or just wanting and focusing on trying to get away

[psychedelicfright]

I hold most things in, but people around me notice subtle things. My speech gets very clumsy.

[Lilpanda]

Lol mine has a lot more crying uncontrollably

[FuzzyLittlePanfurrs]

I shut down. I start crying because I can’t speak and it frustrates me even more. Which I know it makes it worse. And I’m trying to tell people, but nothing comes out.

[lrowe]

Nope because I have both ADHD and Autism I have meltdowns