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-Meltdowns are a response to overstimulation in autistic people. During a meltdown, the individual loses control over their physical and emotional status in response to overstimulation.<ref>https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/behaviour/meltdowns/all-audiences</ref> This loss of control manifests in many ways, usually verbally (shouting, crying, screaming), but sometimes in cases of severe autism, physically (biting, kicking, etc.)
+[[Daniel Larson]], being autistic and having several other known mental issues, is easy to agitate and often finds himself unable to de-escalate/leave situations that result in him having an autistic meltdown.
-[[Daniel Larson]], being autistic and having several other known mental issues, is easy to agitate and often finds himself unable to de-escalate/leave situations that result in him having a meltdown.
+Meltdowns are a response to overstimulation and other factors in autistic people. During a meltdown, the individual loses some control over their physical and emotional status..<ref>https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/behaviour/meltdowns/all-audiences</ref> This loss of control manifests in many ways, usually verbally (shouting, crying, screaming), but sometimes in cases of severe autism, physically (biting, kicking, etc.)
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