Autism Meltdown Triggers - What Are My Meltdown Triggers?

[@IndieAndy]

Hi indie people! I did share some personal stories in this video, would this be something you would like to see more of? ALSO if you want to know more about meltdowns, check the below videos: 💡 What is an autism meltdown?: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2muiadsi6eDqJY 💡 How to help stop autism meltdowns?: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2m1m4KZe9ice5o 💡 Autism meltdown Vs Temper Tantrum - What's the difference?: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXPEnIGgo92hic0

[@phoenixlikethebird142]

My triggers are : loud noises, to much pressure, substitute teachers, not enough sleep, unexpected situations, bright/flashing lights, new clothes, new scenarios, smells especially perfumes and foods, not following my schedule, to much people Btw watching from Sweden 🇸🇪

[@ChristinaChrisR]

I like personal stories the most - maybe I can’t always relate, but people telling me their personal experiences, how they function, putting into words what they feel, are the most valuable to me. Thank you

[@VivekaAlaya]

i'll watch

[@DeborahAnnsuperversatile]

Yes. Good

[@siennaprice1351]

I actually like it when you share personal things like these. It makes me feel less alone. I feel awkward when sharing personal stories. But whenever I’m on your channel, I somewhat feel less alone whenever sharing my personal stories. I feel like I’m not so crazy after all. Please keep sharing!

[@angeloffish]

I can forget to drink water too. Or sometimes I will drink something like coffee, but forget water 😂.

[@robynriana396]

The communication thing: our society is BAD at communicating. People don’t learn to listen or how to ask clarifying questions. So when we’re neurodivergent talking to a neurotypical, the problem is amplified! Basically, we should try not to be down on ourselves for struggling to express our thoughts. It’s definitely triggering! But, I’m practicing phrases like, “Which part do I need to re-explain?” or “Should I start over?” “Can you please explain more about what you mean?” “I’m not sure I understand.” (Everyone needs these!) 😁💙

[@VivekaAlaya]

i can relate ;) but to be honest i feel unable to understand what exactly is a meltdown.. since i'm late diagnosed.. i try to look to the past.. is it.when i used to slam the door.at.my mum and sit on the floor crying holding my knees? is it when i asked people at school not to touch me and felt disturbed? is it when i pit loud music on headphone and listened to it repeteadly while rocking back and forth to try to calm myself? is it when i repress my thoughts to the point of stress that i explode crying and saying crude and harsh things to people with anger? i read and listen to you all and o dont seem to understand what is actually a meldtown. ops... but nice video!! you seem to be a person people would like to be friends with. sorry for the big comment

[@StephanieBethany]

"I'm okay." *is clearly not okay*

[@arnowinnertz]

so true (for me)

[@JadeDRail]

Ugh this was SO relatable! The clothes thing! I would always wear yoga pants as a kid/early teen and would get made fun of lol. Everyone kept trying to get me to wear jeans but I just can't!! I tried and I would be uncomfortable all day! Now I mostly wear either leggings or jogging pants, baggy shirts/hoodies. The only tight things I wear are stretchy long shirts. I'm cool with tight leggings because they are so stretchy you don't really feel them there. I realise I tend to meltdown on my way from mania down to depression, the trigger can be anything. One bit trigger is being made fun of. I was harassed relentlessly as a kid for years and years. So now, even if I KNOW someone is joking around and they don't mean it, there's is always a risk of me just melting down if someone teases me. I also have a hard time telling between someone doing it maliciously or just as a joke. Even if I intellectually know they are just joking around, sometimes my emotions will act like they are doing it to be mean.

[@Cruzy1892]

I don’t like not being listened to. I also plan thing’s when I go to a new place. I can be a little more laid back when there but if there are specific thing’s I’d like to do,I’d really like to do them. For example touring historic building’s,going to certain bar’s etc.

[@siennaprice1351]

Omg! I hate not being listened to as well! It seriously makes me want to snap and get physical with myself sometimes! I also have complex PTSD with my autism, so it makes it even harder to be heard. That’s why I just usually isolate myself from other people. Except the people I can fully trust. Like my mom and my husband, and even my therapists! I love those people so much.

[@LogoFreak93]

Yes! That annoys me as well. I'm (either fortunately or unfortunately) often unaware unless I'm told directly. I HATE being interrupted though. I used to say "keep listening, don't talk" until someone told me that was rude. I thought I was being helpful and that they were unaware of the fact that I was not done talking.

[@siennaprice1351]

My meltdown triggers can be many reasons. Some of the main triggers are too many emotions and thoughts. If I can’t find something I’m really looking for. Or if I make a mistake as far as miss-spelling something, or if I get my grammar messed up, I tend to get very upset. Even complex PTSD flashbacks make me have autism meltdowns. Even though I’m literally yelling and cussing at myself to just take my fucking mind off whatever is bothering me so much, and just get over it already! I’m always asking myself WTF is my problem when I’m having these hard times.

[@TheReadingWren]

PTSD triggers alongside being autistic is a struggle I’m just starting to understand in myself too. Then I get frustrated or simply exhausted by everything going on in my head and I have a meltdown. I’m hoping it will get easier to cope with as I process the trauma over time. Thank you for sharing, you’re not alone in this.

[@75maxdv35]

i don't seem have as many meltdowns anymore as I used to, but they can be pretty nasty whenever they occur😕

[@marymyers4751]

construction work in the summer...crunching junk food noises in the library...

[@MartKart8]

I've noticed this for a long time, sometimes when a person over complicates a question or answer, the person reponding says, Speak English! forcing that person to simplify there answer.

[@beeurd]

What's really getting to me at the moment is when things don't go to plan. I'm working from home at the moment, and on a Friday I've been trying to plan my next week ahead so I start the week knowing exactly where I am. This week has not gone to plan at all, and on Monday afternoon I had, let's say, a bit of a wobble. I did type out the build up and what happened in more detail but deleted it because when I wrote it all out it seems like nothing that should have caused an issue. I'm actually a bit embarrassing that I couldn't cope with it to be fair. But I know for a fact that if I had been working in the office with my colleagues that it probably wouldn't have even happened because I would have been able to pass on some of the pressure, but I'm finding workplace communication is much trickier from home. 🤷‍♂️

[@1111Annie]

Communication is my biggest trigger,and driving, and restaurants.

[@goodoldfashionedloverboy2115]

I guess you could say you had a panic at the disco... I’ll see myself out.

[@RSRobStar]

These are all pretty much meltdown triggers for me too, especially going to new places and poor communication! It's also great to hear how you cope with some of these things, like researching new places as much as possible, and these things may help me in the future too 😊

[@garyfrancis5015]

6:20 me to sensory. No one should whisper near me that voice comes out in normal volume in my head. Normal is normal volume. Ronnie story from York autism centre. He says you can get the interview on you tube. He says that if one person talking over on another it is all the same volune. I get noice sensitivity more than any other sensory side. Tony Attwood talk What is autism? Sadly studies have shown it is life long. I n adulthood with deal with it better. Coping techniques we say.

[@LogoFreak93]

Recently over the past few days I'd been having trouble with my comment sections working both watching and replying. I got so frustrated yesterday that the report I sent to Google was a verbal temper tantrum, I'm embarrassed now that I sent it but I was swearing at Google for not fixing their comment section, I said things I won't repeat, I just sat there and cried really loud for about 20 minutes. My parents came in and helped me come down off of that horrible feeling I was having. When I calmed down I sent an apology notice to Google about my previous messages explaining that I have autism and that I have a minimal threshold for frustration coping ability. I usually don't swear at people when I have a meltdown nor do I attack anything or anyone, I typically just cry really loudly, so I was shocked that I sent that. I must be suffering worse from being stuck inside all the time than I thought. I miss talking to people. I like people, it's fun to talk to people even if I'm not as articulate in person as I can be online (I like that I can think over what I'm saying before sending).

[@katelynma2244]

I don't like going going to a new places without knowing so when so when we would go to eg. a new restaurant my mum would tell me first but keep it a surprise for my brother but it was important that I new were we were going and it helped because I felt more comfortable being there

[@hannahlarge5738]

i i hate hospitals, dentists, anywhere that smells medical, and has those harsh white lights, it's rare i go into a medical facility without crying, but i think my worst trigger is when someone i don't trust sees through my mask and gives me that look like they just wiped me off their shoe.

[@Larry_Stylinson]

I don't only hate medical settings, I'm actually getting massive nausea and headaches from the cleaning and disinfection solutions. I was once hospitalised before getting my autism diagnosis and was sitting on the floor outside of my room because I genuinely felt like throwing up from the nausea and headache and the doctor who was "treating" me really didn't understood why I was reacting to it like that - despite saying that I was likely autistic and seeking a diagnosis and that my brother already had an autism diagnosis. Instead of trying to accommodate or help me she wanted to refer me to the psych ward and get evaluated for bipolar disorder. She didn't had any mental health expertise, yet was so sure that I was bipolar that she refused to listen to me at all and tried to pressure me into things that led me into a full blown meltdown and discharging myself at my own risk because I wasn't able to cope at all anymore and was about to go into a shutdown. She actually warned me that I'd be dead in the next 48 hours if I didn't seek medical help. Turns out I was actually right and it was just another psychosomatic episode and didn't need to get an organ removed at all... That hospital is pretty much blacklisted for me and my family had bad experiences there too...

[@vintagesimplexfirealarmsof6440]

Are you scared of fire alarms I used to be in 2005 to 2007 due to simplex 9838s on March time it scared me and I had go out before drills in 4th grade with is 2008 I liked it and I started to kinda head bang to it and I dribble 120 bpm because of those mechanical horns on March time I played basketball during a system test so I was playing basketball at the time so I sided to dribble the ball to the beat of the horns now I have 2 fire alarms from 90s/80s one is 4903 9101 2901 9840 and my other one thats coming in the mail is a 4903 9219 wich sounds like a duck or goose

[@gonnfishy2987]

me- communication difficulties => BLIND RAGE 🌏☄️🔥

[@aspiewithattitude3213]

As an Autistic KZbin blogger, once we make more of the video uploads discussing autistic meltdowns we become far more aware of our meltdown triggers. Being in the dark doesn't concern me. I thought the clothing sensory challenges is the most interesting, I can never fit into jeans. I just wear trackpants since in the end can be difficult to go out to places in evenings and it's type cast on Sporting, troubled CHAV culture and the Tom boy persona.

[@murielbilly4296]

Noise is one of the biggest trigger, for example music or radio in a car, when you can't ask to stop. I become very nervous, begin to stim, it's embarrassing sometimes. Noise in crowded places. Another big trigger is when people kiss you to say hello, or touch me, or is very too close to me. My friends know that so that's OK. Being somewhere with most of 3 people (including me), makes me panic, I can't listen anymore. And another really big trigger which I can't avoid is when a rule is not respected, if thinks aren't absolutely logic or if people who should know make a big mistake talking. If someone doesn't light the light of the car to show they turn, it makes me crazy, I can't talk for a long time after that. Or driving while testing etc.. It' s endless. (sorry for my English, I am Belgian and am a French talker). All that for I was young (ex yelling when the radio or the light are still on when there is no one) and I still haven't find something to make easier. So I have a lot of meltdowns.

[@OfLegionReal]

I remember in Verizon store I was with my mom we were their cause my sd card was corrupted and the guy in the store checked it and it was. I didn't know how to react and got my emotions out. Im On Spectrum and rarely happens in public for me

[@Cutie_Nepgear]

I have a meltdown if I hear kids screaming and crying really loud, I hear music I can't stand, I get asked too many questions or get asked something in a fancy confusing way, I did something wrong, people not understanding what I'm trying to say, I see a cliché I hate, people talking about politics or other controversial topics, I get insulted and I get abused in any way.

[@lonelillygames7422]

My child has issues With Loud Noises, Big Crowds, Me Asking Simple questions like what he did that day in school, He gets Hangry alot, and lights he always has to have a light on in his room but it cant be to bright.

[@tmack1337]

You need to understand that to a neurodivergent child, that is not a “simple” question since autistic people are black and white thinkers. Instead, be more specific and ask something like “How did your project go? Did people like it?” This is a good video to help you understand things better: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jp_YeIOAbLqXprc

[@Larry_Stylinson]

I relate to that a lot. Something you could do to help him are noise cancelling headphones (my son is one and a half and already has a pair that gets used when things are getting to noisy for him) and a nightlight or even dimmer light switches. My grandmother has one in her living room and I was obsessed with it as a kid. It's something I currently consider for our home, especially the bathroom because the bright light there is really triggering and even more so at night. My parents always asked me and my brother (we're both on the spectrum) about school and we never were able to really give any answer. Usually nothing that was of interest happened and we didn't saw the point of talking about school at home. I always struggled with school related things at home. Doing homework (especially right after school when I was exhausted from masking and functioning at school) led me daily extremely fast into meltdowns. I was literally screaming and crying and punching the floor. I wasn't able to cope with that. What would have helped me is recovering from school first, having eaten something and then doing homework in a quiet environment. I hated it when my parents were in the near whenever I tried doing homework because it was distracting and I felt watched and somewhat judged. Them offering their help and advice was really not helpful and threw me totally off. I usually got so frustrated that I just didn't do my homework at all. That problem just kept running during all the years in school. Not having been diagnosed as a child really aggravated it because no one understood what my problem was and I wasn't able to verbalise it or connect the dots properly... Maybe scheduling his day or at least regular meal times could help with his hangriness...? I'm 27 and still struggling with eating and drinking regularly. I'm easily getting distracted and sidetracked and usually end up doing something while my prepared food is sitting untouched next to me for hours... I tend to avoid big crowds but when I have to be around big crowds I mentally prepare myself for it (usually days in advance) and put headphones in and turn music on and focus on one single thing until I'm out of the big crowd...

[@garyfrancis5015]

If you get stuck in the out back for 2 days no water. Your bloods turns to slog goes brown. It is top most painful death lists,dehydration. Thats what the science says. Very important to drink water.

[@matcha9512]

For some reason I keep having theeeee worst meltdowns looking at my room bc I’ve recently moved and I quite literally wanna take a bat to everything in there none of it fits how it should and I’d rather die than look at the sickly amount of changes; my head is sore from how much I’ve been hitting it trying to cope with the ghastly sight of my room

[@maxvernonimous]

Hey Andy, how should I start my channel? It’s going to be about being autistic (I am) and stuff like that...

[@IndieAndy]

Hi, if it's something you want to do then yes go ahead.

[@maxvernonimous]

@@IndieAndy thanks, I did also ask How to start my channel.. I’ve got a web cam an mic coming soon...

[@IndieAndy]

@@maxvernonimous Ooh right sorry I thought you were asking should you start a channel. To be honest I can't answer that as it's something you need to discover for yourself. Watch other YouYubers to maybe get some ideas and then just go for it.

[@maxvernonimous]

@@IndieAndy okay thanks mate

[@joycecute696]

OM GOSH i can so relate to you my Autism is silumaler

[@garyfrancis5015]

With sleep I wasn't sleeping to scare to sleep. I did stay awake till 4 in the morning. I had delusion if I never sleep again I would live longer. But relaity my brain would stop functioning. So sleep important.

[@GaasubaMeskhenet]

Over heating......

[@DavidJVMusic]

thanks for sharing Andy!

[@crazzylizzy]

have you ever concedered getting ear plugs?

[@IndieAndy]

I do have some ear plugs though I'm not out that often so I forget to get them out ☺️

[@lily9413]

Thank you for educating us!!