I am in my 50's and was diagnosed with Asperger's last year as a result of investigation into my sons problems which also resulted in an ASD diagnosis for him.
I can sort of see why I have ASD, of course other people say it is obvious but that is another discussion.
My question is simple. How long can a meltdown state last and would it cause a loss of memory for 2 hours?
Recently I was involved in an argument. I remember entering the room and that is all I remember. I know I spoke to someone in the room. I then had an hour long conversation with my mother on the phone over what was said. She said I was confused at times but not ranting or raving or anything like that.
I attended a course after my son's diagnosis. On that course they said meltdowns can go on for no more then an hour or so because of stress hormone depletion etc.
Is my memory loss because I had an autistic meltdown, it was a very stressful subject and I was recovering from a mental break down caused by stress and still am.
To me it feels more like a concussion as that is the only time, apart from being drunk, I have experienced a similar loss of memory.
The person involved denies hitting me but 2 hours seems a long time for some sort of meltdown and I have never had a similar experience.
I had no obvious injuries which I thought means it must be a meltdown. However, now I have been told you can get a concussion from a fall that twists the head sharply.
I guess I will never know the cause and I don't want to think that the other person hit me if there is a reasonable explanation, i.e. I was very stressed and upset so that caused the memory loss.
The whole incident just bothers me, as I guess it would most people as no one likes having an unexplained gap in their memory.
