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Lucky

Hi. 

I'm a little confused on the usefulness of a diagnosis of Autism, if all the specialists have the attitude  of "It's a mystery", with no concrete recommendations, just vague and wishy why stuff.

 To me it is just that same as saying you have mickey mouse disease.

I have a son with Autism who has major meltdowns sometimes in no reaction to anything happening right then. Mostly repeating a question over and over, getting angrier and angrier. 

Any suggestions? 

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  • Longman is right and what he refers to as "bad day levels" are now starting to gain some recognition from professionals - you may want to try Googling "setting events" ("triggers" are typically the "last straw" type things that happen).

    Coming from a more personal perspective, perhaps his inability to communicate effectively is in itself a source of frustration?  If one knows one needs some kind of help but can't get the right words out to obtain it (or one isn't quite sure what the problem exactly is or how it can be solved, which may also be a factor) that can be enormously frustrating (it is for me anyway).

    Maybe try to find other ways for him to communicate (as Longman also suggests), e.g. texting, drawing, and try to get him to communicate or find some other way to "let off steam" a little earlier on in the process because his communication skills are likely to deteriorate the more emotional he feels.

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  • Longman is right and what he refers to as "bad day levels" are now starting to gain some recognition from professionals - you may want to try Googling "setting events" ("triggers" are typically the "last straw" type things that happen).

    Coming from a more personal perspective, perhaps his inability to communicate effectively is in itself a source of frustration?  If one knows one needs some kind of help but can't get the right words out to obtain it (or one isn't quite sure what the problem exactly is or how it can be solved, which may also be a factor) that can be enormously frustrating (it is for me anyway).

    Maybe try to find other ways for him to communicate (as Longman also suggests), e.g. texting, drawing, and try to get him to communicate or find some other way to "let off steam" a little earlier on in the process because his communication skills are likely to deteriorate the more emotional he feels.

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