3 Reasons Kids w/ Autism Have Meltdowns | Autism Video Lecture | Understanding and Treating Autism - Health & Fitness

so what are the common causes of
meltdowns in children with autism well
various triggers and we know based on
the diagnosis of autism these kids have
sensory sensitivities have difficulty
with rigidity and routine you are going
to find you have to look at some of
these areas as whether there's been a
noise that's bothering them for example
the vacuum cleaner for example or I had
a child who was covering his ears and
running around the playground suddenly
because he was hearing the sound of an
aeroplane flying in the sky before the
parents could actually see it so
sometimes you don't quite know what the
trigger is and it's a matter of being a
detective but if you know your child has
sensory issues or auditory issues be
prepared when you go out to malls and
noisy places and because that can
definitely be a trigger for a meltdown a
lot of these children have a sensory
regulation issues so when overloaded by
activity and sound or if they're tired
or hungry and sleepy they're more likely
to have meltdowns so what they could
tolerate otherwise they are less likely
to tolerate frustration not being able
to communicate your needs and not having
the language can cause a meltdown
well common meltdowns can also because
you're not getting what you want and
that's okay that's when limits need to
be set and kids can be transitioned and
prepared and those meltdowns need to be
handled but if it's a meltdown for a
reason you don't understand it need you
know you need to be a bit of a detective
to try and figure it out and knowing
your child what their issue is what is
their particular concern for example
whether it's clothing for example the
label at the back of a shirt some kids
for example have gluten sensitivity and
having had gluten or dairy added to
their diet in a hidden formula for
example parents have reported back to me
that my goodness I noticed a change in
behavior or the child became more upset
more easily and had more tantrums and
meltdowns
so going backwards but also dealing with
it in the moment so that the child does
not hurt themselves or hurt any
else with their meltdown but going back
and really investigating or finding out
what your child needs to prevent the
triggers what stimulates this upset
behavior is very important