... Although most autism parents admit they don’t do a good enough job of taking care of themselves, many report that getting some respite care for exercising, going for a walk, running personal errands, seeing a therapist, getting a manicure or the occasional massage is critical to their well-being.3. ...
... Their fight and flight mechanism is running all the time. When caught in a constant feedback loop of fight or flight, these children have an extremely difficult time making accurate value judgements of situations. They experience stimuli and circumstances as threatening, intrusive or painful. ...
What Causes Meltdowns?
... Their fight and flight mechanism is running all the time. When caught in a constant feedback loop of fight or flight, these children have an extremely difficult time making accurate value judgements of situations. They experience stimuli and circumstances as threatening, intrusive or painful. ...