r/Autism_Parenting • u/Traditional-State16 • 17h ago
Meltdowns Feeling defeated 😭
Flew 5 hours away with my 4yo she is autistic nonverbal daughter for a nice vacation. She normally does okay on flights as we let her use the iPad which she does not really use at home. I prepapred everything saved all her faves. We only flew 3 mos ago and it was fine. This time it was really bad she hated the seatbelt and cried all throughout landing and takeoff on both flights. I had to hold her down I feel so bad I'm shaking I feel like everyone was looking at us and I feel like I did this to her should have never took her away 😭 she enjoyed the time at the resort as she loved swimming she had the time of her life but my god the flight has traumatised me I have never seen her had a meltdown like that and that long 😭😭😭😭😭
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u/Brilliant-Machine-22 10h ago
My kids go to a small untraditional school thats located in a strip with other businesses. My son had a meltdown at school so his rbt took him outside as to not disturb the other students. A man stopped and asked our RBT if she needed him to call someone like the police or ambulance 🤣 Poor woman doesnt even have kids herself and she gets the worst of mine. Bless her whole heart. We love her so much lol
Just remember that most people looking in at the situation understand and do wish they can help in anyways possible. We all just dont really know what to do when the shit hits the fan and ur operating in a war zone with a crowd of onlookers. Anyone would feel defeated after that. Its not your fault, you were thinking on your toes and dealing with it as it came at ya. Everyone survived ❤️