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Meltdown or crisis

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I told a few friends that I'm autistic yesterday. One works as a SEN teacher and told me that it was derogatory to say an autistic person is having a meltdown and they say in crisis instead. 

I say having a meltdown. In crisis doesn't really describe what happens to me. I also mainly SHUT down and need to retreat. Still not a crisis though. 

Thoughts on this?

She also tried to teach me about the spectrum not being a line but a circle. At this point I sarcastically thanked her for teacher me about a condition that I actually have... very patronising. 

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  • in reply to aidie

    No that's what I am saying, I see meltdowns and shutdowns as two different things and I say both. I wouldn't feel either is offensive and feel that saying crisis is better. Especially like today when I'm panicking because I feel suffocated by a mask and confused by the 1 way system in an unfamiliar shopping centre. Saying I'm in CRISIS over that seems a bit of an exaggeration.