I Can’t Calm My Autistic Child

The mood and psycho-emotional state of autists are very unstable. Most patients with ASD have difficulty managing their emotions and behaviour, so they may often have nervous breakdowns and hysterics, fall into apathy, or develop deep depression.

Emotional fluctuations have a different character, depending on the form of pathogenesis. For example, autists with severe forms of pathology can experience hysterics every day, and this fact significantly complicates the therapeutic process and routine activities.

Knowing why meltdowns happen will make it easier for you to understand how to quiet an aggressive autist.

There are several basic conditions and factors that provoke negative emotional reactions. For example, a child may have:

• Difficulties in understanding acceptable standards of behaviour and verbal and non-verbal speech
• Emotional dissociation
• Problems with sensory perception
• Rejection of oneself and the surrounding society
• Concomitant mental disorders and dysfunctions of the nervous system, etc.

It is not always possible to prevent and control behaviour during a breakdown, so it is very important for a parent to remain calm and teach a child to cope with their feelings, emotional outbursts, and behaviour.

How to calm a child with ASD: time-tested techniques

• Plan not only your day but also the course of a game you play with the child.
• Use sensory toys that can distract the child. Stimulating the nerve endings in the fingers will have a positive effect on calmness.
• Teach the child how to self-regulate and develop their coordination and sensory system with a trampoline, swing, hammock, and other toys for autists.
• Some children calm down and feel safe under a heavy blanket or in their own cosy corner.
• The chewing process can reduce a state of anxiety. You can host small lunches or even give the child chewable pencil attachments.
• You can meditate together.
• Aquire a pet — a favourite animal will help the child stay calm and maintain a good mood.
• Pay attention to the causes and factors preceding a nervous breakdown — they can be controlled, preventing further hysteria.
• Maintain a comfortable atmosphere for the child; do not insist on using bright light because it may irritate the child.
• Practice relaxation therapy: art, music, dance, etc.
• Do not violate the child’s personal boundaries; give them an opportunity to reach a stable state independently if the child tries to do so and nothing threatens their health.
• Always have the child’s favourite toys nearby; use activities that can calm them down (goodies, cartoons, games).
• Undertake intensive treatment of childhood autism spectrum disorder with stem cells, which will significantly normalise the child’s condition. This can be done at the Mardaleishvili Medical Centre.

Stem cell correction of childhood autism works much better than all listed methods of urgent psychological assistance, even if you use them regularly and are fully prepared to prevent another breakdown. Unfortunately, it is impossible to change the development of pathogenesis with conservative methods.

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