Robert The Brave 🎸

@robertaudhd.bsky.social

1 year ago

#AutisticOverstimulation and #AutisticOverwhelm

Effects can include:

Aphasia
Anxiety
Mental fog
Clumsiness
Mental distress
Physical pain
Instability
"Selective" Mutism
Autistic Meltdown
Autistic Shutdown

Solution: Remove triggering stimuli. Speak calmly + simply. Quiet environment. Give us time

Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him)

@jgibbard.com

1 year ago

I'm in a coffee shop doing some writing and there is a kid two seats away, aggressively scraping a metal spoon in a coffee cup over and over to get every last bit of chocolate out.

The sound is causing my brain to scramble and body to shiver. I am holding back a meltdown. #AutisticOverstimulation