what triggers a autistic meltdown

[rich lodge]

Hi I'm doing a bit of research and I'm just wondering what triggers an autistic meltdown?

[lofty kraken]

alot of things can

it depends on the person too

like for me it can be a smell or the slightest bit of pain

or even if someone asks me something simple, like to put something in the trash

its gonna be different for other people tho

[inland heart]

Not professionally diagnosed but:
Certain smells
Too many people talking/messaging
School altogether
Plans changing unexpectedly
Being too loud
People not understanding me
People talking over me
People not listening to what I'm saying

So anything really

(This is us specifically everyone is different)

[stuck dove]

i don’t often have meltdowns, but when i do, it’s usually because of a few ‘small’ things going wrong/upsetting me and then it all overwhelms me at once in the form of a meltdown
some things that it could be are not knowing plans (which results in anxiety), seeing triggers of mine, being in an uncomfortable environment, asking for help and not receiving it etc

[rich lodge]

Thanks everyone

[warm mesa]

sensory overload!! if a lot of things are coming at me at once i either shut down or have a meltdown!! theres more but im exhausted and cant list all of them at off the top of my head ill be back later lol!

[inland heart]

[manic berry]

yass sensory overload and also just one thing for me can trigger a metldown wether its bad texture of clothing or a change in routine

[drifting sedge]

for me sensory overload or just people pissing me off (for me its mostly sounds, light, and feelings like scratchy clothes)

and shutdown(which i have more often) is kind of an internalised form of it

[manic berry]

relatble

[warm mesa]

me: never returns

[wraith cosmos]

For me (not oficially diagnosed) it's usually sensory overload or new environment, for example:

•Loud noises.
•Clothes that are too tight or itchy.
•Certain lights.
•Textures.
•Strong smells.
•Social events.
•New places.
•Etc.

[obtuse widget]

For us it’s:

1. tempatures

2. lights with colors that change rapidly

3. strong smells

[short shore]

GG @dark ferry, you just advanced to level 4!

[obtuse widget]

4. textures

5. physical triggers

6. wet clothes

7. loud people

[glacial rover]

I'm not exactly autistic although I do have some smallish traits here and there, but I've had meltdowns for various reasons when younger because I was really emotionally sensitive and did not always manage to withhold my feelings, which was sadly sometimes the source of mockery. I only had a sensory meltdown once. When I implode nowadays, there's usually a serious emotional reason for it, like grief or just depression. I don't cry so easily these days, and I know that sounds edgy but it is what it is. I never enact violence when I'm having an episode, but it's been the case during early adolescence.