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    Autism: Managing Meltdowns
    Autism: Managing Meltdowns
    Autism: Managing Meltdowns
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    Autism: Managing Meltdowns

    By Judy Rushton

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    One of the most misunderstood autistic behaviors is the meltdown. Every parent finds themselves dealing with a temper tantrum at sometime, but tantrums involving children and youth with autism are typically more frequent and severe. These tantrums are often referred to as meltdowns. Parents and caregivers of children with autism know that dealing with meltdowns is a part of their daily lives. This book is designed to help parents and adults who live and work with children with autism know how to manage meltdowns. Managing meltdowns isn’t easy, but it is possible.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJudy Rushton
    Release dateFeb 18, 2014
    ISBN9781310439001
    Autism: Managing Meltdowns

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      Autism - Judy Rushton

      Autism: Managing Meltdowns

      By Judy Rushton, ED.S

      Copyright 2014 Judy Rushton

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      Table of Contents

      Chapter 1- Introduction

      Chapter 2- Typical Tantrums versus Meltdowns

      Chapter 3- Meltdown Misperceptions

      Chapter 4-Common Meltdown Occurrences

      Chapter 5-Meltdown Triggers

      Chapter 6-Meltdown Strategies

      Chapter 7- Stages of Meltdown

      Chapter 8- The Anxiety Stage

      Chapter 9- Loss of Control Stage

      Chapter 10- Calm Stage

      Chapter 11- Preventing Meltdowns

      Chapter 12- Avoiding Power Struggles

      Chapter 13-Increasing Social Understanding

      Chapter 14- Visual Supports

      Chapter 15-Cartooning

      Chapter 16- Self-Awareness

      Chapter 17- Important Tips to Remember

      Introduction

      Developing skills to deal with stress and anxiety is an important developmental skill for children in maintaining social interactions and a healthy lifestyle. Young children experience temper tantrums as a normal reaction to stress and anxiety at times. Temper tantrums are a part of a child’s development as the child progresses to adulthood. As the child learns language and coping strategies then the temper tantrums tend to decrease.

      However, children with autism experience a higher level of stress and anxiety. Children with autism experience a world where situations are unpredictable, social cues are difficult to understand, and life seems confusing and unfair. Children with autism struggle on a daily basis with things that most of us take for granted. Due to a language and communication barrier and lack of coping strategies, the child with autism may display intense tantrums that often are described as meltdowns. Parents and caregivers of children with autism know that dealing with meltdowns is a part of their daily lives.

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