Another form of stimming you didn’t mention in the video is visual stimming, my son does this type of stim quite often he finds interesting objects and brings them to eye level then move it from side to side following with his eyes or he will hold the object steady and move his head side to side while watching the object. Hope this helps ♥️

@rbrtpongo

8 ай бұрын

one of my friends that i knew at camp used to stim as well to sometimes i wonder if it something that helps him i wanted to let him be who he is.

@princesszeldaprincess447

16 сағат бұрын

I rock back and forth and walk back and fourth

Late diagnosed adult AuDHD with a difficult childhood. I supressed my stimming as it irritated by parents. This caused it to manifest in nail biting and clicking my fingers, never been able to shift this, oh I also pick at my face in my sleep. Dancing is a great way to disguse a stim. I will dance absolutely anywhere, in front of anyone and not cares at all. I'm not a bad dancer either. 😂

@t.a.4356

4 күн бұрын

You should have stimmed even more, accomodating ourselves to normies ends up paying back badly. Even if you think you have found a fine replacement, you are still failing to be yourself.

I used to hand flap up until age 7, when I forced myself to quit due to social pressure. I haven’t been stimming regularly since, despite people becoming more accepting of stimming. Most people don’t believe me when I say this, they say that’s it’s impossible to stop stimming and I’m being ableist but it’s not like I WANT to suppress my stims.. it’s just how it is

@helenhenninger835

9 ай бұрын

I think the point is no, it's not impossible to supress stims, but often supressing stims can lead to displacing in negative ways which can be more harmful in the long run; so often there are a lot more cons than pros to supression or displacement

My favourite activity in the universe is to be listening to my favourite song with headphones in, and just hand flapping or pacing around or whatever. You're completely in your own head, it's so fun. And I'm always kind of sweaty and worn out afterwards, especially when i spend ages running back and forth, but it's an awesome experience!!! sometimes i put a song on loop just for the purpose of stimming. I'm pretty sad neurotypical people can't really experience it because it's awesome. Does anyone here look like me? ا

@ianviviTV

6 ай бұрын

Never been diagnosed with autism. Only with ADHD. but I do this A LOT. I put a song on repeat just to dance to it or jump to it. If that makes any sense. Sometimes this little "jump" I do when I get excited. Not just when I play music.

@t.a.4356

4 күн бұрын

Would you say that it's similar to trance dances carried out by hunter-gatherer tribes?

I do a lot of stimming. Not just because of autism, but because of being blind as well. My stims include rocking back-and-forth, hand flapping, repeating some of my favorite words, phrases, or even songs, shaking my leg, and quite a few other things. I limit myself sometimes from stimming, Especially when it comes to my stimming due to my blindness. This is mainly because of complex trauma. But I find so much joy in stimming. I stim A lot when I’m doing things that I enjoy. People tell me not to limit myself, but I wonder if it can be OK to limit myself, just to prove certain things.

@yubaayouz6843

Жыл бұрын

Stimming while listening to music is the best feeling ever

@siennaprice1351

Жыл бұрын

@@yubaayouz6843 wow. I thought I was the only one with this. I usually think I’m alone when doing certain things. And it’s one of the reasons why I limit myself from it, even if I find joy in it. But then a part of me, which I believe is my conscience, it’s like, “well if you enjoy it, then why on earth are you limiting yourself from it? Why are you singling yourself out?”

@yubaayouz6843

Жыл бұрын

​@@siennaprice1351 Do you use earphones and let your imagination run wild, and after a while you sweat?

@siennaprice1351

Жыл бұрын

@@yubaayouz6843 yes. But also I listen to it on my Bluetooth speaker, or my husband’s stereo.

@PauTheDeo

Жыл бұрын

Hello, if you don't mind me asking, how did you type this comment while being blind? Unless you are just semi-blind? I'd like to know. Thanks,

Again it is priceless that this little boy is this amazing and brave to use his voice to help others like him. It’s priceless to me to help understanding my own son and his struggles thank you so much.

I have Tourette’s Syndrome and I have this muscle clenching tic where I clench all of the muscles in my entire body and if I have been doing it a lot it hurts if I have been doing it a lot and I am in excruciating pain if I have been doing it a lot and I’m on a medication that helps it to help me to not do it as much as I used to and I am so thankful that the medicine is working because if I didn’t have it I would be in so much pain that I felt like I needed to go to the hospital

Another great video! I am 63 and I still stim a lot! I stim when stressed, have anxiety or just because😀. In the work place I have my fidget spinner always handy. I used to suppress it but after my late Autism diagnoses, I stim when I need to. Videos like this are amazing and I thank you for posting them!

@yubaayouz6843

Жыл бұрын

My favourite activity in the universe is to be listening to my favourite song with headphones in, and just hand flapping or pacing around or whatever. You're completely in your own head, it's so fun. And I'm always kind of sweaty and worn out afterwards, especially when i spend ages running back and forth, but it's an awesome experience!!! sometimes i put a song on loop just for the purpose of stimming. I'm pretty sad neurotypical people can't really experience it because it's awesome. Does anyone here look like me? ا

You said and explained it very correct thank you. It took society a while to accept and understand what is autism. Fear makes people behave not nivce

Thank you for this video. My dad and I fight all the time about my stimming. I have auditory processing disorder. My stims are non-violent. It’s nice to have someone realize I am not trying to do anything harmful or cruel or wicked

@user-ev9sw4ee8j

Күн бұрын

I get Dr Oyalo herbs supplements and it has been helpful on my child autism spectrum. All traits are gone with her speech and focus and attention is good to talk about.

My 10 yr old son does the hand stim frequently! I see it as a happy, excited stim. He taps on things, taps on his chin and grabs a plastic spoon to tap with or tap his chest. I shared this video with my older sons to understand their younger brother’s stims because they try to stop him and get embarrassed! I tell them this is an autistic trait but now with your video they will understand! Thank you😊

@Firefox10203

4 сағат бұрын

That is something I personally do especially when reading or watching youtube on my phone I will randomly start tapping my fingers to either something around me like my bedding or I will tap my fingers together with my thumb and I find it relaxing

Very awesome video! Thank you so much for this info! I always wondered why I have need do this and how hard it is to control. My folks mistreated me for it, told my autism Shames the family name. I was conditioned to hide things or I’d be in a “world of hurt”. I love your videos how you sharing spreading awareness:) your channel means a lot to me

I love your explanation. Simple yet concise. My son has autism and this video help us alot. Thanks 🙏

Thank you so so so much for posting this. This is so helpful for me to support and learn about my son who stims

love this channel. your 3 little guys are amazing - good job Mom and dad.

Really Appreciate your effort for explaining it .

One stim I do which I didn't know was a stim until about 2 years ago is I make a "pstttt" sound that's sometimes followed but a high pitch squeal.

@yubaayouz6843

Жыл бұрын

Stimming while listening to music is the best feeling ever

Thank you as always for a very helpful insightful video

One thing that i remember in a conference talk is that we need to support each other and treat people the way we want to be treated. If someone is stimming I like to learn about what stimming is like sometimes i repeat things from time to time your videos are very well explained my friend.

@svetavinogradova4243

Жыл бұрын

Great, so please treat other people as they want to be treated and don't stim in their presence.

@rbrtpongo

Жыл бұрын

@@svetavinogradova4243 if stimming is something they do i don't see a problem of them stimming.

@svetavinogradova4243

Жыл бұрын

@@rbrtpongo the problem is that stimming changes with age, in boys it often changes to something that you won't be able to tolerate at a bus stop. The main parenting task is NEVER LET your child do anything that will make them disgusting to other people. This is important. A parent MUST train the child to be nice and tolerable at all times in public. Without this skill any child is doomed.

@svetavinogradova4243

Жыл бұрын

​@Tiana MalcomSpam reported

A very good explaination including differences in general stimming, happy/excited stimming, and anxious (boredom) impeding meltdown stimming. First and second grade teachers would let me sit in the back of the classroom to look out the window and 'wiggle', they also picked up on my anxious/bored stimming when I would get my desk with a cast iron base bouncing - depending on the weather it was pound a handful of chalkboard erasures on an outside wall or the mystery note to the principal where the secretary would send me to the washroom, it didn't matter if I took 5 minutes or 20 minutes. Third grade teacher made school a nightmare for me, sit in front, yardstick slammed on my desk for stimming or lose of attention - ended up at a tutor for 'word usage issues', she found no problem with that but did help me develop strategies to deal with dyslexia. I developed a hate for school and determined to only do enough to pass each grade, I also developed a sleep issue of waking for an hour at 3am and during the day of climbing trees and staying 50 feet up for hours or hidden in a basement wall. I also developed/expanded on 'hidden' stims in particular cracking my toes and wiggling fingers under the desk. In my late 50's I faced my C-PTSD from another issue when Aspergers, ADHD (2e), ODD came up as consistent with my childhood and adult life besides dyslexia that had been identified before.

@svetavinogradova4243

Жыл бұрын

So have you worked? or were on benefits all your lufe?

@chriscohlmeyer4735

Жыл бұрын

@@svetavinogradova4243 lufe?? LOL, I worked till age 67, nine different jobs to age 33 then found the perfect job for myself (something about a comfortable routine and being nervous of change) then an opportunity came along to do something I've enjoyed since age seven - I get paid to ski (just have to get injured people off the hill safely now and then as required - some days are quiet, some days are non-stop). If procrastination doesn't stop me then I'm busy at a number of different things during other seasons.

@svetavinogradova4243

Жыл бұрын

@@chriscohlmeyer4735 Yes, youtube bots then do not spot the word, you still know it is life.

@siennaprice1351

Жыл бұрын

I don’t just stim because of having autism, I stim because I’m totally blind. I have a rare brain condition called Septo Optic Dysplasia, which caused me to be born totally blind, and it also caused the autism. I limit myself from stimming, even though a lot of the times it makes me happy, and I stim a lot when I’m happy. I think this comes from having CPTSD and being a perfectionist. I don’t allow myself to stim or do certain things, even if they are beneficial.

@svetavinogradova4243

Жыл бұрын

@@siennaprice1351 You do not have autism, you are just blind and this caused problems.

Some of my more common stims are snapping my fingers, popping my fingers, grunting under my breath, and tapping my fingers. Before I was diagnosed with ASD I rocked back and forth a lot. My parents would tell me to stop so by the time I was diagnosed that stim kind of went away. Lately I've noticed I have gotten into rocking back and forth a lot. My parents recently bought a rocking chair and I realize that I spend quite a bit of time on the chair rocking. I use singing and talking as a stim also. I love your videos, they help educate me on autism different from my own and help me gain perspective. Keep making them!

@yubaayouz6843

Жыл бұрын

Stimming while listening to music is the best feeling ever

@Lollo_Dark2015

Жыл бұрын

Singing is so great! I usually sing the most recent song i dowloaded and also hear it on loop for days and don't stop until i have new songs to hear

Great video. Short , sweet and too the point. My beautiful partner and her 2 children are Aspie . Our home is one huge stim fest and its actually wonderful to see the positive impact it has on them all. Its a kind of extra "language" they talk that gives me a lot more insight into how they are feeling and reacting to their here and now. It is very much encouraged in our home and has deepened my love for them all.

@user-ev9sw4ee8j

Күн бұрын

I get Dr Oyalo herbs supplements and it has been helpful on my child autism spectrum. All traits are gone with her speech and focus and attention is good to talk about.

Thank man this was informative enough 🎉

I do these a lot

@yubaayouz6843

Жыл бұрын

My favourite activity in the universe is to be listening to my favourite song with headphones in, and just hand flapping or pacing around or whatever. You're completely in your own head, it's so fun. And I'm always kind of sweaty and worn out afterwards, especially when i spend ages running back and forth, but it's an awesome experience!!! sometimes i put a song on loop just for the purpose of stimming. I'm pretty sad neurotypical people can't really experience it because it's awesome. Does anyone here look like me? ا

@lukewaterfield6207

Жыл бұрын

@@yubaayouz6843 I also like that

@ROWWVolunteer16

Жыл бұрын

Me too. I like to stim it helps calm me

@TheRoadGeek266

11 ай бұрын

I Also do that

@BethanyDavies-pz7to

11 ай бұрын

I do thees a lot too

This was very interesting to watch. Especially the part about everyone doing it to various degrees such as tapping a pencil or bouncing their knees when feeling impatient. I had my thyroid removed due to cancerous nodules, and the replacement dose of thyroid I take can often induce severe anxiety. Rocking back and forth is very calming and distracts me from the unpleasant physical sensations of the anxiety. Even now, when adjusting the dosage of medication, I often have prolonged bouts of anxiety and I find myself not just rocking back and forth, but wiggling my feet , bouncing my knees etc. Anything to distract my brain from the misery of anxiety. Would you say that your kids experience general anxiety and use stimming as a way to relieve it like I do, or do they normally feel quite relaxed and the urge to stim is unconscious, and by not doing it THEN they start to feel anxiety? I wonder if in autism the urge to use stimming behavior comes before, or after, feeling anxious.

Gosh I wish I could take my stimming mask off in public like these boys!! ☺️ They look so free in their stimming!!

I have autism and I do this occasionally mostly at school and stuff but yeah I can relate alot

Thanks for sharing 🎉

Very good!! Thank you 🙏

Great video, thank you! Mother of 4 2 of them are autistic and they stim alot😊

My son stims most of the time he’s awake but none of his are as big or open. His main stim is talking nonstop about his favorite subject. He cannot make himself stop and it is very calming for him. He also bites his nails and figertips, chews on things, and has finger posturing. As an adult, I bite my nails, pull my eyebrow hairs out 🤦‍♀️, and scroll my phone. I have zero control over any of them no matter how aware I am or want to stop.

@LeeLeeCRN

9 ай бұрын

My son constantly chews on things n I didn't even realize it could be a form of stimming! Hell chew on anything n everything but bubblegum...that he just plays with lol. I learn something new everytime I watch this channel n read comments. Thank u for sharing this 😊

I tend to stim when I think about my special interests or get excited. Like looking at past weather data or enjoying a good show for example. It's really misunderstood. It's not always a bad thing,

When I am in a very excited or contempt mood when listening to music or playing video games, my stims take on the forms of hand flapping, and shaking both legs when sitting down and pacing when i have my headphones on :))

I have autism too but I ride a bicycle just about everywhere and I have one that listens to music through earbuds or headphones so I do a lot of the hand moving around and stuff kind of like jamming what some people would call jamming out but someone told me the other day that it was called stimming because of my autism because I also do that with or without headphones and or riding my bicycle

I always wondered. My sister has high functioning autism. I myself will have 1 head phone listening to history , TV on and playing a game on my pc following all 3 and often think i am the same as my sister. I overload myself to stay chilled.

As a 64-year-old diagnosed about a year ago my stemming is in my feet and legs. It was a way to get that energy out without people noticing so much.

I still stim as an adult. I rub and scrunch my face when I feel excited and was bullied so bad as a kid for it. I legit trained myself to stop it. It literally took all my focus to not do it and I realized I literally couldn’t feel joy without doing it. So now I do it freely again and just deal with the stares

@user-ev9sw4ee8j

Күн бұрын

I get Dr Oyalo herbs supplements and it has been helpful on my child autism spectrum. All traits are gone with her speech and focus and attention is good to talk about.

thank you!

Stimming while listening to music is the best feeling ever

The stimming comes from sensory overload and anxiety with energy that we have bottled up that others don’t like I get like that with loud sounds and bright lights

Hi, my son twirls his wrists and does spider legs movements with his fingers when he sees anything moving. He’s 20 months but doesn’t talk yet, he can say mam, dad and baba, are any of your sons non verbal? And do you think my son will talk eventually?

My son is 2 and a half and just recently got his ASD diagnosis, but I've noticed since he was about 18 months, especially because he still does a lot of the same stims He does A LOT of verbal stimming like all kinds of sounds some cute and some not so much I like when he does his little dolphin/rapter sounds, but lately he does a lot of screeching He mostly does it when he's needs to go run around so usually I take him outside but there have been times where it was very inconvenient like in stores/restaurants He's 100% non agressive though and he loves lights and music and people so he's definitely one that enjoys lots of stimulation or he makes his own lol

@user-ev9sw4ee8j

Күн бұрын

I get Dr Oyalo herbs supplements and it has been helpful on my child autism spectrum. All traits are gone with her speech and focus and attention is good to talk about.

Also I like connor’s LoZ shirt. I played a splatfest in splatoon 3 that was LoZ themed. I was team courage

Is that Iain Armitage when he was younger- the resemblance is striking!

Thank you for this information. My 10 yr son flaps in this similar manner. He has been diagnosed on spectrum.

@user-ev9sw4ee8j

Күн бұрын

I get Dr Oyalo herbs supplements and it has been helpful on my child autism spectrum. All traits are gone with her speech and focus and attention is good to talk about.

My son likes to rock back & forth with the vacuum on and he also runs back and forth (also likes to look at objects as he runs past for visual stimulation).

When my uncle (my dad’s brother) was living with me and my family for a while there where times when he would go outside and walk back and forth. My dad told him to stop because he was setting the cameras off when he was walking back and forth. When he moved out of our house I was asking my dad about it. He said he’s been doing that since he was born.

I don’t do much stimming personally but I do bite my inner cheek. I’m trying to curb that but it’s hard. I also run around while listening to music and sometimes hit things and then bruise. Thanks for this vid. :)

@user-ev9sw4ee8j

Күн бұрын

I get Dr Oyalo herbs supplements and it has been helpful on my child autism spectrum. All traits are gone with her speech and focus and attention is good to talk about.

They’re so cute 🥰

My most common stims are leg shaking, nail/skin biting, and “locking” into a weird limb or body position

I used to flap my arms and make noises. Now I no longer do that because I learned how to not make noises and flap my arms. I no longer do that anymore.

I was wearing headphones today in class cause the kids in my class talk alote sometimes and i might have autism and when im around noise i cant focus and im in year 7 im 11 British so yeah still waiting pls respond and im a girl hate making eye contact at school

How can you be this way and end up a successful independent adult? I would like to know to help

How can you differentiate between stereotyped movements and tics and irrational movements?

@traceyxxrose7454

4 ай бұрын

I would definitely discuss this with your medical provider, as it can be different for each individual. It’s a spectrum disorder for a reason, not to mention that each one of us can be very different in our own unique ways, thus resulting in sone behaviors being different when it comes to stims/ticks etc

I love to rock back and forth, snap my fingers and use echolalia !! I used to rip out my hair and bang my head on walls when I got upset but I’m working on that at the moment

My stimming is the same as Ian and Connor. When I sit I rock back and forth and in other situations I make my hands in to a sort of claw and open and close the claw.

@mseven1361

8 ай бұрын

@@NaomisFoundation How are herbs going to do anything?

Stimming for me usually comes in the forms of rocking, shaking my head side to side, clasping my hands together, hand flapping, squeezing the sides of my head, teeth grinding, flicking my tongue against my teeth, chewing on chew toys, pens or pencils, making occasional vocalizations, moving my leg side to side while sitting, shutting my eyes tight and essentially clenching my face, and rubbing my chin like a supervillain. People may give me odd looks for stimming in public, but I don't mask because I don't care about pleasing those kinds of people, and I know those who care about me will always accept me. If you ask me, expecting someone to mask their disability for your comfort is inherently selfish, and if someone stims or tics, it's none of your business and it's best to just leave it be because trying to suppress these things is way more uncomfortable than witnessing them.

I've had stimming issues since childhood. Im in my late 40's and never got checked out. I tend to wiggle a sock when I'm enjoying a sports game on the tv, or listening to music i enjoy, or reading a book. Done it since childhood wiggling a sock or a pen. I was so embarrassed when my parents or siblings caught me doing it but they accepted it. I don't do it as much but still do once in a while. Now i see my nephew wiggling a hanger pacing back and forth. So is stimming also a form of adhd also? Im not sure if i have autism or adhd?

@AutismFamilyChannel

11 ай бұрын

Some people stim a lot who don’t have autism, like those with sensory processing disorder 😉

@hankgege2199

11 ай бұрын

@@AutismFamilyChannel Sensory processing disorder? I'll look it up

@hankgege2199

11 ай бұрын

@@AutismFamilyChannel thanks

Definitely even mild can unfortunately lead to harmful stimming. Working professionally most don't notice but I bite my finger very similar to Allister.

With year my sin improved ...He run his channel and programming online...But no social connection for now...He is my Wikipedia and more.Mostly his food choices is very poor becoming more older...We managing..I can hide veggies under crust Pizza antmore😅....But we take great supplements..Thank you for your info and helpful hints 🙏

i have this one kid in my class he is very high up on the spectram what should i do to calm him when he stims ........... he is also bald

Is clearing your throat repetitively something to do with autism? As I do that quite a lot

I have a student that we believe has autism and one of his stims is pacing

My son hand flaps when hes excited but he does A LOT of vocal stimming. Its to the point now where i can tell exactly what hes feeling by the phrases he repeats. He has his happy phrases..mad phrases..stressed phrases n so on. He also cannot go to sleep without his sleepy time vocal stims.

@user-ev9sw4ee8j

Күн бұрын

I get Dr Oyalo herbs supplements and it has been helpful on my child autism spectrum. All traits are gone with her speech and focus and attention is good to talk about.

I have another stim called "voice impressing." I talk in voices that are very high pitched or voices that sound like an old lady. I might even make the same noise over and over when I do it.

I used to Stim a lot when I was a kid by making a bunch of humming sounds and a bunch of high pitch sounds but I also had weird finger movements and some hand flapping. Now I don’t really stim as much as I used to.

I love braiding my hair. I have allwys done that. I also make werry high "heeeee" sounds wich are not that loud. But when i am very over stumulated my body gets tense. And i start wiggling my hands or even scratch myself. When this hapens i love bear huggies even though i hate being touched when i'm not over stimulated.

When I have a lot of energy that's when I start stimming tons especially during the school hours ( 7am - 2pm )

Hi Mr Rob, you have amazing boys. Do you know the percentage of having a second child being autistic like the first child? Do you know if the percentage goes up with each child or is it random? Thanks a lot.

@AutismFamilyChannel

9 күн бұрын

I don’t know the percentage TBH

@user-ev9sw4ee8j

Күн бұрын

I get Dr Oyalo herbs supplements and it has been helpful on my child autism spectrum. All traits are gone with her speech and focus and attention is good to talk about.

Kids wearing a Kirby t-shirt I love it 🩷🧡

I do a lot of these like hand flapping the finger crawling most of the time because its exiting i sometimes bite i always chew on my shirt i hate eye contact and loud noises i walk on my toes alot i always try not tobdo it because i feel like im being rude to austistic people and even though it makes me feel super tense and agitated when i dont do it i still try not to do it because im not autistic i have never been tested but i know im not but i somethimes have the behaviours but i feel luke im being rude when i do the stims

Thanks you taking about real life being autistic

Nail biting… to the point of severe bleeding sometimes. It’s done subconsciously so it’s really difficult to stop.

My stims vary from day to day.....I tend to rock and flap, and I also love to sing! SpongeBob quotes are my main go to as of late.....

@AutismFamilyChannel

Жыл бұрын

“The Crusty Crab pizza…is the pizza…for you and me” 😁🎵

@Lollo_Dark2015

Жыл бұрын

Singing is so cool! That sounds like an awesome stim tbh

I think one thing to mention is that autistic stimming can be caused also by the person themselves just wanting to enjoy it for fun, or just pure happiness in general. Stimming is caused partially because in autistic brain wiring, unlike how must “normal” brains are wired, these actions are done because we are wired in our brains to actually release dopamine and feel more calm and happiness when these actions are done. So the more the person stims, the more they get that “reward” feeling in their brain. So it’s NOT the same as when someone twirls their hair or paces because of stress, even if an autistic person IS stressed, they in their brains are giving and receiving a different response in their brains, vs normal people won’t have this reaction. Sure stimming in regular people is self regulatory, WHY it is different in both brains. That’s why autistic people stim more than normal people, because it’s actually a different type of stim. Sometimes like echolalia or other behaviors, it’s actually to process the information received to react to it, literally processing it by repeating it. Other times it’s a form of communication, so they might repeat the phrase back actually to communicate vs just stimming. It’s always good to never forget the scientific part of stimming, because their wise people think it should be prevented without realizing it’s not like a self regulatory in neurotypical brain. :) also when autistic or non autistic people stim and it’s HARMFUL, that usually qualifies into Stereotypical Movement Disorder, and depending on what it’s caused by, can not be self regulatory and should be looked into individually for each case. sometimes T might be non harmful, other times it is. When stereotypical movements are involved with other disorders such as intellectual disability or autism but are not severely harmful, then Stereotypical Movement Disorder as a diagnosis is not given because those movements can be criteria for the other disorders I have mentioned. Anyways, nice brief video on stimming though, love your videos as always. Just wanted to share other information I knew on it, because sometimes comparing NT stimming to ND stimming can kind of undermine the reason autistics stim in the first place. I hope you have a great day!

@siennaprice1351

Жыл бұрын

This is so true. I have Septo Optic Dysplasia, which caused me to be born totally blind, and it also caused me to be on the autism spectrum. I stim a lot because I’m happy. I don’t just stim because of autism, I stim because of being blind. Even though I find happiness in stimming, I have a tendency to limit myself from it. For examply, I find pure joy in the water, and I love taking showers. I wanted to take a shower, but I told myself, “no. You’re not taking a shower, you just took one yesterday. You only want to take a shower because you want to be in the water. You’re not this person, so therefore, you’re not allowed to take a shower.” I also have a tendency to limit myself from my emotions.

@pawstoys1386

Жыл бұрын

@@siennaprice1351 I can agree, sometimes when senses aren’t able to be used or met (like people with cerebral palsy who can’t touch the ground, or people who can’t see or hear, they might stim to basically get some form of stimulation due to lack of stimulation in another area of sensory. (Like trying to reach the floor to feel the ground because you can’t walk, or stimming or playing with your mouth). I am glad you have found ways to enjoy stimming too, I also stim as well!

@siennaprice1351

Жыл бұрын

@@pawstoys1386 yes, I agree.

@pawstoys1386

Жыл бұрын

@@siennaprice1351 I also have problems with stimming too whether it’s visual or with sound and I have to tell myself to stop taking at the 10 times a day to look at the tiny changes in pattern or reply the same sound from a video 10 times, or bite my lips and play with my mouth too much to the point it’s chapped. but I guess that’s just how it is once you get very happy while stimming. (I have DCD Developmental Coordination Disorder, which means my movements are limited, so I have seek out stimuli in unusual ways that don’t involve a lot of movement in mouth or body.)

@siennaprice1351

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@@pawstoys1386 I limit myself from stimming, even though it does make me happy.

I am 52 and actually autistic. Stemming for me I believe releases dopamine. It is much like the relief morphine gives to severe pain. I would agree that the best way to describe not being able to stim would be the word pain. In my experience when I need to stim it is like getting relief from being addicted to narcotics and having an instant way of eliminating the feeling of narcotic withdrawal. I hope this makes since.

@AutismFamilyChannel

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Yes it does

I Rock back forward for me I flap my hands talk to me myself jump up and down or I a pace back forward i calm down with music or movie try not hit me with my hand it feel like I am harm myself I accept my myself ❤❤❤❤❤😊

How do you handle this emotional/ memtally as parents? 3 sons?? Thats a lot. I have 1 son with asd and it's hard all around. My son gets frustrated & hits his stomach hard 😢

My little guy's body becomes rigid and he rocks a tiny bit when he stims. He also jumps up and down with his feet and other times on his knees.

I don’t stim much, I don’t have meltdowns and not much feels different tbh idk if I’m autistic

Does tapping a pen on the table or quickly slap your own cheeks stimming?

@AutismFamilyChannel

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I think it is a form of stimming

@Lollo_Dark2015

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@@AutismFamilyChannel good to know

i didnt realize i stimmed so much. im not diagnosed with anything mostly bc my parents hate labels. ive always sucked on my bottom lip its seen in a lot of young photos of me as a child (am 21 now). Lip sucking is usually paired with hair pulling/playing. i. i constantly rub my fingers on my nose or hold them there like im smelling them (weird ik). i pull on my septum or my top lip with my fingers. i rub my toes together or my lege or my finger tips. Me and my younger sister communicate in our own little language of squaks like a dino or bird.i hum to myself or make popping noises with my lips.. I tend to walk with "dino hands" as my mum would say. i rock back and forth a lot. these actions arent limited to when im bored or stressed, i do them everyday all day. i didnt know i was stimming i thought it was normal fidgeting.

@user-ev9sw4ee8j

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I get Dr Oyalo herbs supplements and it has been helpful on my child autism spectrum. All traits are gone with her speech and focus and attention is good to talk about.

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The twisting hair I have done since I was two and still do😅

I stim a lot, but there are certain stims I’m not comfortable with doing, even in private. It’s not that I purposefully force myself not to do them, but I just subconsciously feel like I can’t do them, and don’t let myself.

it seems like Connor mostly stims when he's on the ipad or something like that. Is that right? because I have that too!

@AutismFamilyChannel

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Yes

@jacolienyouknow

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@@AutismFamilyChannel so somehow that triggers...

I rock back and forward

I stim a lot of the time I jump because I am happy or excited

i have autism. i stim when im nervous and excited mosty i dont stim when theres bright lights or really loud sounds i cover my ears vary tight with my hands when theres loud sounds

Does it mean something or is it just random? In other words what is happening on the other side in the kids imagination

I stims when I'm scared or feel exciting, I walk back and forth quite a lot

My Stim is finger tapping on the desk. All fingers that is, from left to right. 😎

My uncle listens to the same song over and over and over is that stimming he has asperger

My cousin is autistic. He doesn’t stand but how do you know if he is autistic? He was diagnosed when he was young but we don’t know he doesn’t stand well he does sometimes.

@user-ev9sw4ee8j

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I get Dr Oyalo herbs supplements and it has been helpful on my child autism spectrum. All traits are gone with her speech and focus and attention is good to talk about.

I stim omg I played with my hair and spider finger walking and flapping my hands when I was primary before I got ehcp in August time srry for a bit information

I. Do the same thing I. Am autistic I got diagnosed at age 5 of 2008 I'm 20 years old now

Yes My grandson do hand flapping and repeating pharses again n again.

Thank you so much now my parents know why I shake my arms and rock back-and-forth all the time ❤

I used to Chew on pencils.I'm glad I broke that habit

When i listen to music and starts walk everywhere around the house and my family think i am weird do you think 🤔 i have autism 😅