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How Does an Autistic Dad Raise an Autistic Child?

My Friend Autism

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The Importance of Emotional Control for an Autistic Person

For an autistic person, a meltdown is not controllable. "My autistic brain has a stronger, larger, logical part and a smaller emotional core than a neurotypical, non-autistic person," she says. So if he has a meltdown, often that can lead to me having a meltdown because it becomes too much.

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