Screaming meltdowns

Hello. I'm so glad I've found this forum! My 13 year old daughter is still on the assessment waiting list, has been since December 2021, but we have been struggling for years with her behaviour. She doesn't sleep, is hyper sensitive, has anger and anxiety issues, phobias and such a fussy eater. But it's the screaming meltdowns that are the hardest to cope with. We can't calm her when they happen, just have to wait for them to 'blow over'. However this evening was particularly bad. She banged her head against her wardrobe and screamed the house down, then the police knocked on the door. They had received calls from the neighbours. To be fair I'm surprised they hadn't called them before, but it's just so embarrassing. She has the same extreme reactions to the tinest knock, scrape or splinter, and I think it's her hyper sensitivity. Anyway it is nice to not feel so alone anymore. Wish I'd seen this forum years ago x

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  • When my granddaughter started to have frequent meltdowns my wife and I began to make a list to try and help find what the trigger was. It was very much a case of working through it until we found what it was. So I would suggest perhaps making your own list to try and find what's upsetting her. It could be something as little as a clock ticking, that's what caused my granddaughter to go in to meltdown and we had no idea it would affect her like that. Good luck, I wish you all the best.

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  • When my granddaughter started to have frequent meltdowns my wife and I began to make a list to try and help find what the trigger was. It was very much a case of working through it until we found what it was. So I would suggest perhaps making your own list to try and find what's upsetting her. It could be something as little as a clock ticking, that's what caused my granddaughter to go in to meltdown and we had no idea it would affect her like that. Good luck, I wish you all the best.

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