I would like to address stimming. (Stimulation we create or control)
For many kids this is jumping, spinning or flapping, lining things up, spinning wheels -
Stimming is a way of calming down from excitement or over stimulation. Our asd people do more that NT people do, but we all stim. If we have had a stressful day at work we may like to come home and stim by staring at the TV or starting chopping up Veges for dinner or go for a walk. Any thing that helps us to relax from stress or over excitement is stimming to a lesser degree. There is nothing mythical about stimming. Just a relaxing pattern that we control to help us to feel in control again :-)
Stimming is a way of calming down from excitement or over stimulation. Our asd people do more that NT people do, but we all stim. If we have had a stressful day at work we may like to come home and stim by staring at the TV or starting chopping up Veges for dinner or go for a walk. Any thing that helps us to relax from stress or over excitement is stimming to a lesser degree. There is nothing mythical about stimming. Just a relaxing pattern that we control to help us to feel in control again :-)
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