Autism implosion,” or a silent meltdown, is an internal, non-verbal reaction to being overwhelmed, where an autistic person withdraws and disconnects rather than engaging in external outbursts. It is a survival mechanism where the brain shuts down due to sensory, emotional, or information overload, making it difficult or impossible to communicate needs. like external meltdowns, implosions are not a choice, they often prevent the individual from receiving help, and can cause internal damage because the intense energy and distress have no outward release, it’s all turned inward and against the individual.
Category Archives: about-me
My Autism Traits
My traits. (Thanks to my autism dictionary)
Autism-Dictionary – Letter A
Alcoholic
Acid Reflux
Alexithymia – a personality trait characterized by difficulty identifying and describing emotions, both in oneself and others
Ambidextrous
Alien (of course)
Autistic Elopement / Wandering
Autism Masking
Being Perceived
Burn out (7 years so far)
Depression (around 40 years (since puberty))
Double Empathy – I feel what people are talking about, I just find it difficult to show that emotion.
Dyslexia (numbers and directions)
Dysregulation – signifies an inability to manage emotional responses effectively
Elhers-Danlos syndrome (suspected)
Executive Dysfunction
Food intolerance (dairy and white bread, but they only makes me feel uncomfortable and bloated for hours.) Subway on the other hand, I need to eat at home because the reaction is almost instantaneous.
Hyperacusis – a condition characterized by an increased sensitivity to everyday sounds
Hypervigilance (definitely PTSD related).
Implosion – HARD.
Irritable bowel syndrome, yeah not fun at all
Limerance, coupled with rejection Sensitivity dysphoria, makes relationships impossible
Misophonia – strong negative emotional and physiological reactions to specific sounds
Moral rigidity
Paliskepsi because I just can’t stop thinking about conversations, even ones from decades ago!
Pathological demand avoidance
Polytropism – multiple focus’
Phonophobia – fear of certain sounds
Photophobia I like the dark
PTSD because we do, obviously!
Sensory avoidant behaviour
Sleep disorders
Social-emotional agnosia – difficulty recognizing and understanding nonverbal cues like facial expressions, body language, and vocal tone
Trichotillomania
Wrong Planet Syndrome – same as alien I guess.