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Staring downwards.

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Anyone got any tips.

On some days when there is no school on, which has been a lot since the pandemic, I let my son sleep in as long as he wants. so hes had at least 12 hours sleep. He gets up on  his own accord and goes to kitchen , sits at the table, has a milkshake, cereal and starts to stare downwards. then continues to stare downwards once breakfast is finished, with eyes wide open at the bottom of the eyes. he will then continue to stare downwards, refusing to get off chair, going into the rumble stage, staring downwards and then after 15 minutes or so of staring downwards, he goes into a full autistic meltdown.

Occasionally I see him staring downwards at other times.

It is a strong warning sign. Anyone have any advise what to do when i see him doing this?

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  • Possible strange dreams?.... I am an adult with autism, When I wake up from strange dreams I can feel traumatised, It takes me a while to calm down examining what just happened & making sure it wasn't real, I feel a constant need to defend myself from a threat that doesn't exist, It's very confusing & it doesn't take much to send me into full meltdown at that time, I've been the same my whole life, didn't even realise I'd eaten anything when I was a kid as I was somewhere else in my head trying to cope..... some calm repetitive music really helps to distract me & help me focus again.... But that may just be me lol

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  • Possible strange dreams?.... I am an adult with autism, When I wake up from strange dreams I can feel traumatised, It takes me a while to calm down examining what just happened & making sure it wasn't real, I feel a constant need to defend myself from a threat that doesn't exist, It's very confusing & it doesn't take much to send me into full meltdown at that time, I've been the same my whole life, didn't even realise I'd eaten anything when I was a kid as I was somewhere else in my head trying to cope..... some calm repetitive music really helps to distract me & help me focus again.... But that may just be me lol

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