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SPI am not trying to minimize the seriousness of these types of meltdowns. Safety matters, for the person experiencing distress and for the people supporting them. Approaches rooted in restraint, punishment, or behavior suppression don’t address the source of the problem. They often increase risk and can cause far more harm.
Safety comes from helping someone move through moments of distress without adding threat, and then understanding what led to the meltdown in the first place. When we focus only on stopping a behavior, we miss the nervous system signals driving it. And without understanding the why, interventions are more likely to be reactive, inconsistent, and ineffective.
So basically, try to move from controlling behavior to understanding the conditions that create them. This will reduce frequency and lead to long term success.
Sounds easy…it’s not.
#autism #meltdown #aggression
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