My Autistic Child Is Attacking Siblings During Meltdowns: What Parents Can Do
If your child is hitting, kicking, or hurting their sibling during a meltdown, you’re not just overwhelmed… You’re scared. Scared someone is going to get hurt. Scared you’re losing control. Scared this is becoming your everyday reality. Let’s get something straight right now: This is not bad parenting. This is not your child being “mean.” This is a meltdown that has crossed into a physical response—and if you don’t change how it’s handled, it will keep happening. If your situation is already escalating into hitting, kicking, or punching, read this next: đŸ‘‰ https://jamesdigregorioauthor.blogspot.com/2026/03/autistic-child-kicking-punching-meltdowns.html?m=1 Because this is usually the stage right before siblings become targets. Why Your Child Is Attacking Their Sibling When a meltdown turns physical, your child is not choosing a target. They are reacting. Their nervous system is overloaded, and their body goes into fight mode. That’s why aggression shows up as: Hitting Kicki...