Please choose the correct ending to complete the given sentence: Health: [header] How to deal with autistic children's meltdowns [title] Act in a calm and reassuring manner. [step] During a meltdown, the child may feel confused, agitated, frustrated, overwhelmed, or scared-i.e. experiencing all sorts of negative emotions. [substeps] Therefore, shouting, yelling, or hitting them will do nothing to help in this situation.

Ending1: It is far more likely to aggravate the situation. During a meltdown, a child most needs the opportunity to relax. Ending2: Instead, you should be kind and caring. If you yell or hit them, it will likely be clear that you are angry. Ending3: Instead, be calm and acknowledgement the situation isn't personal. [title] Encourage them to talk to other children in the home. Ending4: If a meltdown does occur, you will need to take steps to make the situation as calm and level-headed as possible. Make sure that the child knows that suppressing their emotions will only make them worse.

Answer format: ending1/ending2/ending3/ending4