I have a 2 1/2 year old son who has SPD (Sensory Seeker) and who is defient and has major meltdowns. When he has a meltdown it is usually when he is tired (almost always happens when he wakes up in the middle of the night for whatever reason). For example he woke up early morning this past weekend and wet through his diaper. I went to change him and he freaked out repeating he wanted to go to sleep and would push me away so I couldn't change his diaper. My husband had to hold him down in order for me to change him. After he was changed into a dry diaper and PJ's and put back into his bed he kept crying and repeating he wants to go to sleep. I couldn't soothe him in any way. He didn't want to be picked up nor did he want me to leave. This went on for 1/2 hour until finally we decided to take him out of his bed and into the living room. After a few minutes he calmed down. His meltdowns can be very scarey. He will tense up his whole body and scream and cry. Nothing you say or do helps console him. My question is what do you do when your child has such an horrible meltdown? How do you handle it? It gets exhausting and I feel so helpless.