Could you please do head cannons for the slender brothers about a s/o who's autistic and is having a break down on how they would help her ✨ I had to after seeing one of your recent posts, thank you!
I’m sorry these are short! I’m not experienced with autism, but I’ve done the research and hope I got everything correct. I understand that not all meltdowns are the same, so I tried to just get the general picture.
Slender
His voice is calming and soothing as he talks to you
He'll fetch your stim objects and perhaps your favorite snack or drink to get you calm enough to talk to him.
He'll guide you to a safer/quieter/ dark place.
He'll try to find the root of the meltdown and see what he can do to fix it.
Or if there's something that you need, he'll fetch it for you.
He's very logical, so it's likely he'll creatively work with you to find out the problem by asking questions.
If you need some alone time, he'll leave if need be.
But out of habit he'll peek in on you from time to time to make sure you're not injuring yourself or getting overly panicked.
After the melt down, he'll talk soothingly and suggest a warm bath after grounding yourself.
He'll ask if you want or need anything and he'll get said item.
If you're alright with being touched and held now, he'll give you a solid hug and squeeze you against him.
Offender
He doesn't know exactly what to do, but he tries his best to talk you through it.
He'll ask you how he can help you calm down, then he'll try and go from there.
He'll fetch you something if you need it,
But if it's hidden somewhere he probably won't find it bc he's kinda blind when it comes to finding things ngl
But he'll try and find a nice subsitute in the meantime.
He's not too good with calming people down, but he'll use his calming voice to soothe your emotions.
Will mayyybe (definitely) beat someone up if they were being too loud and annoying that triggered your meltdown.
After you've cooled off, he'll hug and kiss you if you want and bring you some water so you stay hydrated.
Trender
He'll go into New-York-City-Intern mode and fetch anything he thinks you need.
Comfort Item? Check
Stim toys? Check?
Cat? Check
Dog? Already on top of s/o.
WheReS The wATER? Oh, there it is!
Probably more scared than you are because he struggles to be a good boyfriend all of the time and just wants to make you feel better <3
He'll sit by your side and try to talk it out, even if he's not the best at communication, or talking at all, for that matter.
He might pull out some special fabrics he knows you like to stim with to help calm you down once the worst part is over.
He'll also pull out some nifty bath bombs to help you relax post-meltdown.
Splendor
He's so distressed too bc all he wants to do is HUG YOU and give you his love and affection.
But he can't so he uses his words to try and help you calm down.
He carries some of your stim things and comfort items in his pockets bc he likes them too and it reminds him of you.
He'll guide you away from the situation at hand, and sit you down in a quiet place, possibly dark too if he can find one.
He doesn't have any trouble using his words to calm you down, he's a great talker.
And if this has happened before, he always knows the path he has to take to calm you down correctly.
But once it's over, he'll avoid the area of the meltdown and take you somewhere relaxing, probably the bedroom for you to take a nice nap.