Tryin to avoid a meltdown

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Ah my dad was taking me to my exam tomorrow morning so I could read my
Notes in the car. He injured himself at work and now somebody else is taking me. I understand it is nowhere near his fault but it's just not what is ment to happen! My parents don't seem to understand and while mum said she could see it was annoying me she has no idea how hard it is to keep it together. I'm supposed to be studying for my exam but at the moment am sitting rocking. I need to study but that feeling of my brain running away from me is there and I cannot concentrate argh!

Firstly, try to not panic. This is much easier said than done, I am all too aware, but it is entirely possible to do well on exam without studying as much as you intended to. You've learned the material: you can do this! Just try to relax somehow. Studying while stressed does not make for very productive studying at all.
Secondly, I am sorry that your plans became so suddenly changed. I understand how frustrating this is. If your professor is the understanding sort, perhaps you can ask for some sort of extension when this happens. If he is not the understanding type, just know that your brain stores more information than you are consciously aware of. You would be surprised how much you can remember without knowing that you remember it.
As I imagine that the exam will be over by the time you read this, I hope that all went well. If it did, then congratulations! If it did not, then try to worry too much. I meltdown over my academic performance as much as the next autistic who cares entirely too much about their grades, but I have come to learn that an exam is just a portion of your overall grade. If you do not yet know how you performed, then know that you likely did better than you believed that you did. Students, especially perfectionists, tend to focus more on the difficulties of their testing performance than the positives. You seem like you take your schooling seriously. Students who take their schooling seriously manage to find some level of success.
Best of luck to you in your upcoming academic levels.

Thanks for your advice, I read it before going into my exam this morning. After many deep breaths and time alone I did relax a little and managed to keep it somewhat together and read through my notes a few times
Thanks again