I have read about shutdowns and meltdowns. But I don’t actually get what that looks like in real time.

What I understand is that meltdowns is when someone loses control of their emotions.

Shutdowns are when someone loses the ability to perform certain functions, e.g. the ability to speak.

I was wondering if someone could give a more explicit example, of what that actually looks like?

  • nyoooom@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Oh damn, I can actually relate to those but never associated them to showdowns and meltdowns. Similarly, I do sometimes get an irrationally insane rage about stuff that really is not that rage-inducing in the first place, I get close to hitting or breaking stuff… I don’t remember having those as a child tho and only remember it in the last few years. Maybe I am not autistic eh! (I am)