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<blockquote data-quote="lovelyboy" data-source="post: 528667" data-attributes="member: 8045"><p>Malika....I wrote a long reply on your other thread.....regarding SI and overload........I agree with you....he was already over the amount his little body could handle and maybe also hungry and thirsty.....maybe think about giving him a snack and something to drink in the car on the way home....I know this helps a little with my oldest....keep his tummy full and battle is half won! Allso maybe play some soothing music.....?I find it tricky to sometimes differentiate between a meltdown and temper tantrum.....For me a temper tantrum follows when a child dont get its way or because of anger.....and can stop it when asked or when not receiving the attention anticipated....Where as a meltdown can start by feeling anger or some emotion....then not having the abbility to regulate that emotion and it escalates into a meltdown.....or meltdown can follow after sensory shutdown/ overload......During a meltdown the child can not stop the behaviour.....sometimes dont even remember what they did afterwords, can not control their emotions or actions......This needs to be just allowed to pass and the child, surroundings and other people need to be safe of hurt or damage.......I agree that the stimuli for meltdowns needs to be controlled....For us it also helped when we started realizing that we dont have to be afraid of sosn meltdowns! That we can live through them and life will go on afterwards!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lovelyboy, post: 528667, member: 8045"] Malika....I wrote a long reply on your other thread.....regarding SI and overload........I agree with you....he was already over the amount his little body could handle and maybe also hungry and thirsty.....maybe think about giving him a snack and something to drink in the car on the way home....I know this helps a little with my oldest....keep his tummy full and battle is half won! Allso maybe play some soothing music.....?I find it tricky to sometimes differentiate between a meltdown and temper tantrum.....For me a temper tantrum follows when a child dont get its way or because of anger.....and can stop it when asked or when not receiving the attention anticipated....Where as a meltdown can start by feeling anger or some emotion....then not having the abbility to regulate that emotion and it escalates into a meltdown.....or meltdown can follow after sensory shutdown/ overload......During a meltdown the child can not stop the behaviour.....sometimes dont even remember what they did afterwords, can not control their emotions or actions......This needs to be just allowed to pass and the child, surroundings and other people need to be safe of hurt or damage.......I agree that the stimuli for meltdowns needs to be controlled....For us it also helped when we started realizing that we dont have to be afraid of sosn meltdowns! That we can live through them and life will go on afterwards! [/QUOTE]
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