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David Seal
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 31 ส.ค. 2011
What Does An Autistic Meltdown Feel Like? (meltdown - An Autism Short Film)
Shot on location in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Special Thanks: DF Productions, Kellam Nabers, Kathleen Ashcraft
Special Thanks: DF Productions, Kellam Nabers, Kathleen Ashcraft
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I have autism but I'm not hypersensitive I can still communicate.
Maybe my ex partner.. 🥲
Except that’s not how things sound and look there’s no weird echo with noises and things don’t look like they are going in n out of focus but it does feel like whatever is bothering you is the most annoying thing in the world and causes anxiety
Well shot, nice to see more stuff coming from my home state.
I saw myself in him when we actually saw him at the end with the motions and I am not yet diagnosed. I think I experience adhd meltdowns and maybe autistic ones. I do have adhd for sure.
Recently self-diagnosed, and trying to figure out if an episode I had at Disneyland a few years ago was a meltdown. (Pretty sure it was.) The lead up to the meltdown in the video is so we’ll depicted! Definitely recognize the sensory overwhelm!
I would like to ask about what is shown here. Does the meltdown in this video took place while the trip on the street or it took place when this person was at home remembered those moments?
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I can’t imagine having things that I take as everyday things such as sights, smells, and textures become so overwhelming. It must not be easy!
I dont have autism,but I kinda like had this thing,but when i was sleeping. I mean,I was listening loud noises,and barely seeing irl. I was seeing some strange shapes,shadows,black things and i dont even remember what feeling that was. It was like i had something like this,but havent woken up that much yet.
It feels like a tree of emotions, the leaves thrashing against the wind. It feels like feelings crashing into the ground and floods of anxiety splashing against you. It feels like I’m drowning. It feels so hard to move, like my legs are rooted to the ground. The noises around me begin to get more intense, my heart begins to beat faster and faster. Breathing becomes erratic and I feel so, so alone. I can’t express my feelings to others, the waves of emotions invading my mind. Then I lose the sense of everything around me, the sounds, the things in front of me, it feels like I’m floating in an endless void. It’s over finally but the anxiety still remains, I still feel that spiral of emotions clashing against my mind to get out. It physically hurts.
This is incredible. I couldn't depict a meltdown better than this, it's exactly like some of my experiences.
As a neurotypical, you lack empathy in that you assume everyone operates exactly like you.
It feels like I have little to no control over my body.
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Poignant and beautifully done. You're very talented, and this is a wonderful collaboration.
I'm not autistic but this is exactly what my panic attacks are like
Meltdown can happen anywhere at any time. Let's be careful out there. Cheers!
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Fear, Anger, Sadness. The trigger being from situations with a lot going around you. Sound and Movements and/or/not always the feeling of being helpless in the situation. Frustration of not being able to get out, wanting to get out. To be alone, to calm, to think. Dont mind me. :)
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I had a meltdown just recently. It was a lot like this except I tried to compose myself as much as I could to the point where I went non-verbal for most of the day. It was my first one and I didnt know what it was and it scared me (it was actually today early in the morning)
I'm neurodivergent but only with tic disorder. I've been really interested in autism and ADHD because I want to create actually a relatable/accurate representation of autism on a character. I want to write an accurate meltdown because I know autistic people have those.
I will start by telling you that every autistic person experiences meltdowns differently. In my case, every sound starts to hurt, and I can't stand to be touched. Lights are fine, though. I have some issues with smells at that point, but sound is definitely my worst problem. Also, we don't always outwardly show this distress, and we often refer to more internalized events as shutdowns. From what I understand of what other people would see, I curl up in the quietest space I can find with my hands over my ears. Once I find it, I tend to rock back and forth, and I might hit the walls or the floor (never a person, though I might push them away). I generally don't speak during this whole process, but sometimes I might be repeating a certain word or phrase (it could be just about anything depending on context). If I am alone and in private (i.e. if no one can hear me), I may yell in distress or frustration (I don't really cry at all, though). I don't like to be around anyone when this happens. When I internalize it (which is usually what happens), I still get extremely quiet, but I normally just cover my ears. My eyes usually turn towards the ground as well. I still want to be alone, but even when I'm not, I don't really respond to people. I still hear them, I just won't outwardly acknowledge anything they say. For example, I would follow someone out of that situation if they offered, but I wouldn't signal to them explicitly that I heard them. That should give you a start to writing something of this nature. I'm sure you could find other accounts if you ask around.
I’m 29 and self diagnosed myself with Autism and Aspergers ! I have sensitivities to sounds and texture. I get overwhelmed in busy places and am super sensitive with emotions, I can feel other peoples emotions and when they are upset, sad or anything I can feel that energy and it sucks my energy and I get fatigued I know exactly how he feels! I feel anxious and stressed everyday and during the day. I hate it
Hey David, hope you are fine
Something that works beautifully with my 17 year old with autism when she's having a rough time typically when we go out places she wears sound canceling headphones and she'll hear soothing sounds. Although she needs to be with somebody all the time it helps bring down some of these overwhelming feelings that she I'm sure is having on a daily basis.
I feel for him I have a mild form of Aspergers its like that every day
It’s a panic attack but with your senses x 10 million
I have autism and I love this because it seems a lot more accurate than things like 'Atypical' or 'The Good Doctor'.
the accuracy ...
And many times screaming.
For me it’s completely different (ofc it’s different for everyone). I usually have this intense anger building up inside me and eventually it just has to leave my body. I start crying, hitting myself, biting my arm, pulling my hair throwing things and I sometimes scream. I am very lucky because I only have meltdowns ones every 2-3 weeks.
Awww that must be hard. My brother is autistic and has meltdowns and it must not be easy. I’m sending my love to you ❤️. I’m autistic too and what people don’t realize is I do feel like hitting myself, I do feel like throwing things, I do feel like crying and crying and once in a while I do even feel like hitting other people. I really do feel like melting down. Anyways the point is you’re never alone
It's like you must get immediately out of the environment that you get overwhelmed of.
What can somebody else do to help? What if I found 'you' on those steps in distress, what could I do for 'you' to help ?
Hi, I have Aspergers. It really warmed my heart to see this comment - not many think to ask how to help and just jump in without a plan. Thank you! To answer your question, it varies from person to person, but there is generally three main rules to follow; 1. Keep it to yes and no answers, i.e., "Do you need me to take you someplace quiet?" "Do you want me to stay here with you?" It keeps us from having to work our brains really hard because it is super difficult to think during a meltdown. 2. NO TOUCHING!!! UNLESS you ask first, like "Do you need a hug? Do you need to squeeze my hand?" Keep it on their terms! Remember that some of us like deep pressure therapy like a tight hug or a weighted blanket, whereas some of us cannot be touched under any circumstances - too overstimulating. 3. Do not yell if they are screaming - some of us scream and cry, and I have had people yell at me thinking it will get me to hear them, when in reality it adds to the overstimulation. Hope I helped!
This young man it's feeling like he going to have a. Melt down. In. Coummity. I hope he can. Controlling his anger in this very amazing short film.
This is exactly how it feels. My vision goes blurry and blackish and I can usually only start repeating a single phrase and lose the ability to communicate and I either cover my ears and curl up in a ball or I just walk away as far as possible but that’s not always possible
It feels like your brain can't take what's happening, so it pushes the meltdown button...
This is an excellent short film that really captures what a meltdown is like. Great job to the filmmaker, and the cast and crew!
100% dead on.
Thank you for this. My daughter is 9 and is on the spectrum. She doesn't talk much but it's very intelligent. And her meltdown can get very intense. And i feel so helpless when she gets that overwhelmed that she has a meltdown. But when she gets that way she doesn't communicate. She doesn't communicate verbally very well. So thank you for this video. So i can have a understanding of maybe this is how she feels when this happens.
where the closed captions at,,?
It doesn’t show a lot tbh. The noises that are louder than any NT person can hear, the lights that you can’t even look at or go blurry. The crying or hitting out. There’s so much more to it
Could you put a trigger warning on this, I know it may be obvious, but a lot of these aren’t accurate, and this could trigger panic attacks for people with anxiety
Ugh I had my first meltdown in public after years of not having one in public. It was when I went to vote a week ago. I was crying and I could hold it in 🤧
the whole time everything was just too loud and that lady’s voice is too much and it’s too many people it’s horrible situation to be in
I do have meltdowns. That looks a lot like mine.
The meltdown I can handle if I can be on my own for a bit. It's the energy drain afterwards that I struggle with. The fallout feeling afterwards can affect me for days . *edit* although I refer to my meltdowns as "taking my mouth for a shit" as it's more like a child's temper tantrum than being sad.
This is by far the best short film about autism I have ever seen! I typically see short films about autism that either over exaggerate the traits or under exaggerate them. This one was perfect. I had a meltdown today and it was very similar to how this was depicted.