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Autism and stimming thread (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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So, this is more a "what are you like" discussion.

How do you stim? do you stim? do you not stim? anything like that.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It depends as my stimming changes over time. I've settled back into the (annoying for others) habit of making a noise as I breathe in, I don't even know what it is that I do, but it's like a dull click in my head when I do it. Other things would be foot twitching, blinking a particular way, hair playing, beard scratching, finger rubbing, and so on. I used to do some clicky thing with my eyes but gladly stopped that as I wasn't sure it was very good for me.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Mine are flapping hands, shaking feet and legs, bouncing, and clapping the most.