Autistic Meltdowns & Shutdowns : My experience (with video clips & stimming)

Hey guys, this video was really personal. I wouldn't feel at all comfortable with sharing this if it weren't for all of you. Thank you so much for welcoming me into the autistic community, and for building a family here with me ❤️
As we count up to 1,000 subscribers, I want to say thank you all of the way. Starting this channel has been one of the best decisions I've ever made, and I'm grateful for every single one of you.
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[@Jas-zzz]

Thanks for the videos!💜💜😊

[@ajhebb]

This video shows how beautiful of a person you are. Thank you for sharing your experience and giving advice on how others can get through meltdowns and shutdowns.

[@Aneva]

Thank you, it means a lot to me to hear you say that. Have a wonderful day ❤️!

[@ajhebb]

@@Aneva You as well! :)

[@shelbytimbrook2095]

The emotional delay you spoke of, do you experience that with empathy too? More recently I've been getting some more emotional awareness and I realized that my empathy can be delayed by like several hours or even a day and so if I'm around someone that feels like crap for one reason or another, it causes me to feel like crap, but not until the window to express empathy is long gone. It feels really bad.

[@Aneva]

Absolutely. I think I am completely unaware of other peoples’ feelings. It comes across as being self-absorbed, but I literally cannot grasp that other people have feelings a lot of the time. I have to actually remind myself. I think that’s a big reason for the empathy delay. I just really have to recall the situation and only then do I realize the person / situation maybe was sad. And I’ve practiced and try to do it as things are happening, but sometimes I miss it altogether. With emotional delay, it really just feels like nothing and then it hits. Like I have been cussed out by a manager at my first job, and I felt no anxiety, anger, sadness. Nothing. Until hours later.