Meltdowns
My little girls 2 and she has meltdowns quiet a lot but today was bad, we were on the way back from nursery and she started kickin off when we were walking back, she didn’t have her pram with us, I think she was tired but she didn’t want to listen, she just started throwing herself onto the floor and because shes bigger than a lot of kids her age she’s so strong and me trying to pull her off the floor because I was so stressed has given her a bruise on her wrist and I feel so bad about it mum guilt is unreal right now I don’t know how to work around these meltdowns in public I just started crying which I know doesn’t help but I didn’t know what to do she wouldn’t walk home and she’s too heavy to carry :((
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I feel this. When my son has a full autistic meltdown there is nothing I can do but wait it out and keep him safe so like moving things away. He might then be able to communicate something like he wants a drink, or I can distract him with a toy. We also try to bring an emergency kit of stuff wherever we go out, so we always have his drink, his putty, his headphones, his lanyard etc. We learnt that the hard way. We also try to avoid his triggers like queues and crowds, and we have to react quickly if we notice his warning signs. For example he might start shouting before entering a full meltdown. If it was caused by her wanting the pram, maybe you'll need to bring that out everywhere, at least for now. It's not easy X
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Have you tried picking her up in your arms and spinning her in circles? (Maybe try at home first) but that works on my daughter. When she has a meltdown and can’t seem to regulate herself, I spin her for her… and I try do the stims she would normally do herself to regulate as a body double, jumping up and down and smiling, flapping my arms… and most times it works. Sometimes it doesn’t and we move on to the next thing… but it might be worth a try at home. (Mine is 3)