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what does meltdown or shutdown look like?

  1. D

    Is this a shutdown? Or is this something else?

    So I‘ve currently been starting my journey of seeking clinical diagnosis for ASD after turning 18, graduating, becoming an adult and having some harsh realizations forced upon me about the way in which my mind has always functioned, how abnormal certain things were and why it’s caused such a...
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    Shutdowns/Meltdowns---What are they? Do all adults with ASD have them?

    I'm a 26 year-old female and I'm trying to determine whether I'm a high functioning autistic or not. I have 35 of the 44 symptoms described in Rudy Simone's book Aspergirls. Except... I don't have angry meltdowns or shutdowns. I get very depressed sometimes but that's it. Does the fact that I...
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