I was asked about Meltdown Cards today. These are business cards that parents can give out to people who offer those helpful parenting comments when their child in having a meltdown on the supermarket floor because they're not allowed to buy eight Peppa Pig DVDs.
They usually say some simple like "My child has autism and is having a meltdown. I'm sorry if this has caused you any distress, I can assure you I'm not enjoying it much either. If you'd like to learn more about autism, please visit the National Autistic Society at http://www.autism.org.uk".
Giving out a card can save you the job of telling the person what to do with their helpful parenting comments, and often causes them to apologise. If you Google "meltdown cards" lots of examples come up, personally I think simple and to-the-point works best. You can make them on your computer, or get 250 made from Vistaprint for around £5.
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This is a forum for those interested in making creative visual supports for children with ASD. Members will probably be a mixture of professionals and carers. Please respect each other's views, maintain confidentiality and watch your language. Professionals are reminded to respect the confidentiality of the people they support and not to post any client/patient/pupil identifiable information. Carers are free to talk about their own children (foster carers may need to consult the person with parental responsibility), but not those of other people. We are fully aware that caring for an individual with ASD can sometimes be a difficult and challenging experience, however please consider the impact of your posts on other people before hitting that button. Oh and no spam!
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Meltdown Cards
by Kirk Anderson » Fri 17 May, 2013 6:22 pm
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Re: Meltdown Cards
by Kirk Anderson » Thu 04 Jul, 2013 7:52 pm
Due to popular demand, I've created a "Keep Calm It's Only Autism" poster you can print or turn into business cards. I found a free site called Keep Calm-o-matic where you can generate your own Keep Calm posters. You can find mine here:
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