Punishing an autistic person for a meltdown will not prevent a future meltdown.
Demanding answers for an autistic person's meltdown immediately after the crisis can cause another meltdown.
Demanding answers for an autistic person's meltdown immediately after the crisis can cause another meltdown.
As a kid and as an adult, I have often been made to feel at fault for my meltdowns. This led me to have cycles of meltdowns, days in a row, because my fear of upsetting people with my meltdowns would compound my other meltdown triggers.
Autistics need understanding and support after meltdowns, not punishment. We need help making a plan, understanding our triggers, and finding supportive spaces. We do not need more shaming.
"Having meltdowns is what I do in order to get what I want!" said no autistic person ever.
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