{"id":274,"date":"2026-04-24T14:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T12:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metodovicon.articagency.net\/blog\/rabietas-en-ninos-con-autismo\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T14:00:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T12:00:03","slug":"tantrums-in-children-with-autism-when-theres-a-tantrum-its-already-too-late-to-get-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metodovicon.articagency.net\/en\/blog\/tantrums-in-children-with-autism-when-theres-a-tantrum-its-already-too-late-to-get-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Tantrums in children with autism: when there's a tantrum, it's already too late to get help."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>\u201cTantrum\u201d is the word you\u2019re looking for\u2026 but sometimes it\u2019s not what you think<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\">I understand why you use the word tantrum: it's the one that comes up on Google and the one that people understand.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\">But in many children with autism, what appears to be a tantrum is a <strong>collapse<\/strong> : the body has run out of resources to sustain itself.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Quick difference (no blame)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Tantrum (more typical):<\/strong> there may be negotiation, a look to see the effect, a pause if the context changes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Meltdown:<\/strong> there is a loss of control, there is no \"strategy\", the body is overwhelmed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>What to do during (when it's already happening)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Safety first (remove hazards, reduce stimuli)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Few words, low tone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Presence without invading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Time and departure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>What to do before (what changes the most in daily life)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Visual anticipation or short routine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Planned sensory breaks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Demand adjustment (micro-steps)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Teach \u201cexit signals\u201d: pause\/help\/water<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"translation-block\">Download the VICON Method App and try it for 7 days free with therapeutic support.<\/h4>\n<p><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent\">Android:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.metodovicon.app\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color: transparent\">https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.metodovicon.app<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent\">iOS:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/es\/app\/mtodo-vicon\/id6479298778\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color: transparent\">https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/es\/app\/mtodo-vicon\/id6479298778<\/a><\/h4>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cRabieta\u201d es la palabra que se busca\u2026 pero a veces no es lo que crees Entiendo por qu\u00e9 usas la palabra rabieta: es la que aparece en Google y la que la gente entiende. Pero en muchos ni\u00f1os con autismo, lo que parece\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":275,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aprender-desde-casa","category-autismo-y-comunicacion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metodovicon.articagency.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metodovicon.articagency.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metodovicon.articagency.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metodovicon.articagency.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metodovicon.articagency.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=274"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/metodovicon.articagency.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metodovicon.articagency.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metodovicon.articagency.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metodovicon.articagency.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metodovicon.articagency.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}