Protocol A: Distress
Distress. Meltdown. Shutdown. The quiet protocol. Recovery and dignity.
The Charter, then 4 modules of about five minutes, each with an audio companion.
Explore
The Autistic Standard
The Tier Ladder. The Charter at the door of every tier.
Data, accountability, systems change.
Diversity Dashboard. Leadership Impact Scorecard. Examine, Evolve, Elevate.
HR, recruitment, governance.
Universal design. Co production. Neuro affirming HR.
Operational accessibility.
Personal Operating Manuals. $0 adjustments. Inclusive meetings.
Inclusive event and venue design.
Sensory mapping. Communication access. Inclusive design.
Identity, energy, burnout management.
Disclosure. Masking. Monotropism. Recovery.
- Paid tiers above. Free tier below. Public safety is not paywalled.
Public, allies, bystanders.
Sensory safety. Stimming. Double empathy. The bystander move.
Meltdown. Shutdown. The quiet protocol. Recovery and dignity.
AAC. Multi modal access. Speed of speech is not speed of thought.
Law enforcement. Coercive control. Domestic abuse.
Each tier inherits all lower tiers
The Charter is the floor of every tier. Breach is a failure of duty.
The standard is the floor, not the ceiling.
Modules
- 1The universal non-negotiablesFive rules. They apply at every tier.Read this first
- 2Recognising distressRead the body in overload, not the behaviour you think you are seeing.Opens after the Charter
- 3What makes it worse: harms to avoidDistress runs longer and deeper when responders add load instead of removing it.Opens after the Charter
- 4The quiet protocol: what to doLower the load. That is the protocol.Opens after the Charter
- 5After the meltdown: recovery and dignityAfter the meltdown, your job is repair, not resumption.Opens after the Charter