Yeah - I feel the same way - that now that DS6 is nearly 7 - will be in a few months - its getting harder and harder to have people be "understanding" about the meltdowns - esp. when they get as bad as this past weekend which I wrote about in my other post today. I think the perfectionist thing has a lot to do with the anxiety someimes. But do you ever find them getting anxious over tasks you know they can do perfectly well - like getting dressed - just because maybe there's been a change in their routine?