Autistic Stimming Defined

[@AlishaBlevins]

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]

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]

I rock back and forth and walk back and fourth

[@FanisaHamilton-nm8rd]

My son is on the Autism spectrum he claps his puts his hands together makes his hand makes a noise whistles gets a empty water bottle mashed it over and over again he likes the sound I think rocks some makes different noises

[@WailingGamer-1]

@@FanisaHamilton-nm8rdmy friend claps his hands and makes noises sometimes

[@kimradspinner4620]

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.

[@hazelgrunts]

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]

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

[@droyalo]

Through Dr. Oyalo's autism herbal medicine, we've found not just a treatment, but a supportive network for my child’s improvement and overcoming autism completely

[@megatamerernie513]

@@helenhenninger835agreed. As somone who just recently discovered they were audhd; i have been watching a lit of videos to educate myself abd doing a lot of introspection. Found deep in the memory banks that i used to oral stim a lot. I used to bite everything. My pen caps and clickers; the metal on my pencil erasers; and my shirts. My father told me to stop because people would think im crazy.

[@Pinnetje-filmpjes]

My sister told me she hides her stimming and it gives her a lot of stress to continuously focus on it.

[@briankeane5839]

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

[@AliceGibbs-x8j]

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.

[@droyalo]

Through Dr. Oyalo's autism herbal medicine, we've found not just a treatment, but a supportive network for my child’s improvement and overcoming autism completely

[@ChickpeaMilkshake]

You seem like a very well-informed parent. Your kids are lucky to have you! 🙏

[@siennaprice1351]

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]

Stimming while listening to music is the best feeling ever

[@siennaprice1351]

@@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]

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

[@siennaprice1351]

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

[@PauTheDeo]

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,

[@WhoThisMonkey]

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]

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.

[@j.b.4340]

Same.

[@rbrtpongo]

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]

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

[@rbrtpongo]

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

[@svetavinogradova4243]

@@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]

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[@argee97]

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

[@yubaayouz6843]

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]

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]

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

[@droyalo]

Through Dr. Oyalo's autism herbal medicine, we've found not just a treatment, but a supportive network for my child’s improvement and overcoming autism completely

[@Dina-ew1pk]

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]

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

[@pickleartstop4236]

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]

Stimming while listening to music is the best feeling ever

[@Lollo_Dark2015]

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

[@bryanmerton5153]

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]

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

[@shannonselby8656]

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

[@ZeonGenesis]

It took me my whole life to figure out why I had so much nerve irritation. I thought it was OCD for the longest time, but I couldn't figure out a pattern in terms of stress and mood, it just shifted randomly. It resulted in all kinds of tics and uncomfortable habits that I could only describe as 'needing to put pressure on nerves'. It's interesting to see this footage because I recognize myself so much in many of the movements I do to stim now, like this neurological energy HAS to get out or else it feels like maggots crawling in your limbs or head, as if there's a neurological wavelength that is out of whack, resulting in extra energy that needs out like spikes of solar flares. That's why stimming is so important, it's to get the neuro energy out in a way that's pleasant so it doesn't become unpleasant by being repressed to other places in the body. It caused me such a hard time sleeping during my life and sometimes still does, when I just can't find a comfortable position because the energy is wiggling around, unable to equilibrate. I have to twist my neck, hands and arms, even legs sometimes, to find a position that somehow counters the nerve signals. Stopping with repressing and unmasking my need to stim has helped so much!

[@blakeexaviar9370]

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]

Stimming while listening to music is the best feeling ever

[@RatsPicklesandMusic]

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

[@CNder77]

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

[@tiltedtables5423]

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

[@TheYoghurt42]

Oh my god, your kid does the same stim as me, from 35-40 seconds in the video! I've never seen someone else do the same one I always do - rubbing the back of my fists against my face!

[@19236]

Teach self control, working on their impulse control, and mentor them to be self-aware. Acceptance in social situations is the least important reason to foster independence in your "able" children.

[@iacosta79]

My 9 year old Stems when he’s excited or happy and we embrace it and don’t ask him to stop. I’ve educated friends and family about it.

[@mysterionz]

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

[@Java-D]

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]

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 😊

[@elizabethkusce2718]

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

I have the same shirt as the kid in the thumbnail (the Kirby one)

[@mmorlan1481]

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.

[@AliceGibbs-x8j]

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.

[@stevenmay8763]

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

[@hadezmage]

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

[@mikelbaseball2358]

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

[@emilybell1082]

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

[@CheezeTheBurger]

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

[@chriscohlmeyer4735]

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]

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

[@chriscohlmeyer4735]

@@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]

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

[@siennaprice1351]

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]

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

[@honeycrisppineapplegames7430]

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

[@mseven1361]

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]

@NaomisFoundation How are herbs going to do anything?

[@Izzrobloxlife]

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

[@caseyf6513]

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

[@AliceGibbs-x8j]

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.

[@queenoftemplar]

Thanks for sharing 🎉

[@sashafierce4524]

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]

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

[@Lollo_Dark2015]

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

[@neilrocks84roblox19]

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.

[@LeeLeeCRN]

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.

[@AliceGibbs-x8j]

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.

[@bennolanswaggerdiaperteenbaby]

I stimm all the time. Like for example I rock back and forth. And I chew on my diaper because it feels so good

[@asyafeld12]

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

[@traceyxxrose7454]

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

[@Skins..edz1]

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

[@lizebotha8783]

Is skin picking a stim? That's what I do and I know it's harmful 😢

[@AutismFamilyChannel]

If it’s very repetitive I’m sure it could be. Sorry for your pain.

[@electroncat]

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

[@Lenamusic]

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 🙏

[@aubreybre]

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

[@alexandervandeleur9415]

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

[@TheFlyingBeastFromHaryana]

Really Appreciate your effort for explaining it .

[@Sofia_.luvsbsball]

My parents said they’ve noticed I’ve stimmed a lot before and I don’t realize I’m doing and it’s been confirmed I don’t have autism but I’ve been diagnosed with ADHD and almost every doctor/specialist I’ve been to as said I have ADHD and if anyone sees my comment, I’m wondering if stimming can happen because of ADHD.

[@ketikatz]

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

[@AliceGibbs-x8j]

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.

[@JordanCarlin-qy5ed]

I think I've been stimming in many ways throughout my life. I'm 31. I move my thumb in a circle quite a lot. Repeat lines from movies or songs over and over to myself. Doodle nonsense on paper lol

[@firedlily]

Hi um! I’m the autistic parent of an autistic child, and I was looking for a video like this to show my child, do you or anyone else have a video like this geared towards educating autistic children rather than their parents? He loves watching educational videos, and has been curious about stimming recently

[@marishaking8201]

My sons 7 and will repeat the last word in his sentence over and over under his breath. When I say why do you sometimes repeat yourself under your breath , he said I don’t know. waiting for autism assessment now. I saw signs when he was just 1 but only just getting the support 🙏

[@mythicmarshadow3104]

My son is 7 years old. He is non verbal and generally very passive not but not very social. When he stims he looks very uncomfortable ( to the outsider looking in looks very inappropriate) he tends to sit down and grind his 2 legs together and contorts his hands near his pelvis. It's upsetting to watch because he looks so uncomfortable and begins sweating. It's so difficult to know what's going on in his mind because these stims come out of nowhere at times when you would imagine he is very happy and content.

[@Bwomackusmc]

I had a weird habit where I would clench and put my fists to my cheeks. Over the years, I moved it to my chin then to my chest then down to just grabbing my arms around the elbows. This would happen during good moments or moments of anticipation or fun stress like a sports game where the stakes are high . Now I barely do it and only note that it happens when I am in deep focus. Is this stimming?

[@Lollo_Dark2015]

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

[@AutismFamilyChannel]

I think it is a form of stimming

[@Lollo_Dark2015]

@@AutismFamilyChannel good to know

[@elevatorswithESH]

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.

[@theflexitech]

Literally me when I try and quit smoking cigarettes lol. It's fkd.

[@Ianwalsh22]

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 ❤❤❤❤❤😊

[@traceyxxrose7454]

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

[@j.b.4340]

If your stimming didn’t get you fussed at…it wasn’t stimming.

[@serendipitysisters84]

They’re so cute 🥰

[@serverelfrogue9597]

I grew up in a catholic house hold being autistic was frowned apon and had the stimming beat out of me it was the sign of the devil

[@TeamFriendship8600]

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.

[@kim87351]

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 😅

[@TheRoadGeek266]

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.

[@DanielRicciardo1234]

I flap my hands when I am excited or happy

[@Jd73he84h]

It feels good, I masked it for a while, but trauma brought it back.

[@AlexCrews]

I have CP and I shake my head for stemming

[@elyanaisrael664]

My daughter is with wire or strings. She screams while moving it around

[@methrecovery6922]

I just called it tweaking

[@billcosby3932]

Drug withdraws

[@methrecovery6922]

@@billcosby3932 the coz knows

[@patriciaomeara1446]

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.

[@AliceGibbs-x8j]

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.

[@amethyst681]

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

[@seandarke1892]

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

[@KovierKow]

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.

[@AliceGibbs-x8j]

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.

[@leannasullender8482]

some stims I don't think about mainly if i make more noise to drown out excess sound

[@Misszebyrobloxvideos756]

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

[@Misszebyrobloxvideos756]

Im autistic and stim when im comfortable but i dont at school cause im nervous in school

[@rforrubai4198]

I have autism and ADHD

[@jedipuppies3907]

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

[@rockythedutchshepherdpuppy7313]

I’ve got autism when I’m excited I clap and cross my fingers

[@yubaayouz6843]

Stimming while listening to music is the best feeling ever

[@pawstoys1386]

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!

[@pauljohnson6019]

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

[@benygines2844]

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

[@PinkyPeach130]

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.

[@Moony_0208]

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.

[@Sonicforcesfan2020]

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

[@AliceGibbs-x8j]

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.

[@itzeldavis1419]

Thank you for this. My son is very similar to your little boy. He does something very similar to your sons stimming where he pushed really hard against his little face and he seems to exert a lot of force so I worry its hurting him, but I guess I will leave him be until I see physical marks. Thank you again so much for this.

[@TheQuietpanda]

i have tryed to mask stiming but i have given up now because it was makeing the situwation worse

[@Lisa-xz8bk]

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?

[@KrisRemembered]

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 😢

[@7Aheadfamily]

Very good!! Thank you 🙏

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

[@existentialchaos8]

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.

[@IamChyna]

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

[@nathanjw940]

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

[@cherilynmccoombe5710]

I rock back and forward