Published on 12, July, 2020
I wonder if anyone can help. I have started to notice that when my 17 year old daughter has a significant meltdown (diagnosed ASD) at the point where she manages to calm down I will see her eyes start to roll and within seconds she will be in a deep sleep snoring and head falling forward. It is difficult to explain, the meltdown stops, in seconds she is snoring. Is this a common behaviour following meltdowns? Is this autistic exhaustion or something else?
It could be the brain's way of shutting off to protect her from arming herself or anyone else and even the brain in the same way you pass out with too much pain or too much stress.
Yes that is possible. Fight or flight, something like that. If she only does it at those sort of times then it's probably nothing serious. Make sure she gets plenty of rest after having a meltdown, they are draining.