Children with Special Educational Needs and Disability can often experience the world in a different way to most. This may mean that their body reacts in a different way to their surroundings. Sometimes this can result in an individual becoming completely overwhelmed, leading to a meltdown or shutdown.

These posters highlight some of the key characteristics of meltdowns or shutdowns and how to respond.

We hope they help!

Keywords: autism, autistic, non-verbal, non verbal, feeling, feelings, emotions, emotion/emotional regulation/dysregulation/self-regulation, sensory processing, over-responsive, under-responsive

Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN OUR RESOURCES), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.

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