TY - BOOK AU - Rowe, Alis ED - The girl with the curly hair TI - Asperger's syndrome: meltdowns and shutdowns T2 - The visual guides SN - 9781507814864 PY - 2020/// CY - London PB - Lonely Mind Books KW - Asperger syndrome N1 - Overload -- Understanding input -- Meltdowns -- Shutdowns N2 - Autistic people commonly experience meltdowns and shutdowns. A meltdown or a shutdown is a reaction to the feeling of being overwhelmed.Have you or your autistic loved one ever appeared to be having a very intense ‘tantrum’? Maybe it wasn’t a tantrum, but a meltdown. Do you or your autistic loved one ever feel completely numb and zoned out from reality? Perhaps what you have experienced is known as a shutdown.In this guide, The Girl with the Curly Hair looks at why meltdowns and shutdowns might occur and gives suggestions on how they might be managed ER -