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When an autistic person gets overwhelmed or overstimulated, this may result in either a ''shutdown'' or [[meltdown]].
When an autistic person gets overwhelmed or overstimulated, this may result in either a [[shutdown]] or [[meltdown]].


To outside observers, autistics in shutdown may appear to be ignoring everyone else or unresponsive to the world.
To outside observers, autistics in shutdown may appear to be ignoring everyone else or unresponsive to the world.


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{{Comment|Someone with personal experience/more knowledge could add more detail.}}
  Someone with personal experience/more knowledge could add more detail.
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Revision as of 13:48, 24 August 2022

When an autistic person gets overwhelmed or overstimulated, this may result in either a shutdown or meltdown.

To outside observers, autistics in shutdown may appear to be ignoring everyone else or unresponsive to the world.

Someone with personal experience/more knowledge could add more detail.