Managing Meltdowns Jeff Fowler its personalities and theraputic interventions

its personalities and theraputic interventions

From working with traumatized refugees in Berlin

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Managing Meltdowns Jeff Fowler its personalities and theraputic interventionsIn a chaotic or threatening situation, fear is the primary emotional response of an autistic individual. Often the initial physical response is to freeze. 'Meltdowns', or brain overloads can be scary for the individual with autism, and for the person trying to help if they don't know how to react in this situation. Common coping strategies, such as hand flapping or leg shaking, can be misperceived as being wilful, noncompliant, and uncooperative; and