today i’m de-stigmatising stimming !!
these are instinctual, repetitive actions which autistic people do to self-regulate themselves, usually as a response to an extreme emotion such as stress or excitement :)
they are incredibly normal and mostly harmless, but are hugely looked down upon by society, so here begins my mission to change that opinion!!!
all resources linked down below 👇
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Please check out my autism & mental health playlist!:
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TIMESTAMPS:
01:58 Why do I stim?
04:12 My stims!
07:16 Stimming toys!
09:16 Stimming acceptance!
RESOURCES AND QUOTATIONS ABOUT STIMMING:
- Instagram post listing stims : / cngg0uvbvsq
- Instagram reel / TikTok from @neuro.diversitea giving examples of happy stims : / cnql11bggbh
- National Autistic Society page about stimming: www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-...
- The NHS on stimming (www.nhs.uk/conditions/autism/... “Stimming is usually harmless. It may look odd to others, but there's no need to stop it if it's not causing any problems for you or your child.”
- “Stimming in Autism…,” Steven Kapp, Spectrum News, www.spectrumnews.org/opinion/... “Society needs to take their lead and accept these behaviors by understanding their benefits.”
- Michael B. Bakan, “The Musicality of Stimming: Promoting Neurodiversity in the Ethnomusicology of Autism”, MUSICultures vol. 41, no. 2 (2014): “[stimming] behaviours are embraced as productive, communicative, pleasurable and even socially valuable for those who perform them--as manifestations of difference, not symptoms of deficit.”
THINGS MENTIONED:
Chewigem (not spon!): chewigem.com/
Black fidget cube: amzn.to/3wbNa5m
YoSamdySam’s video on toys for autistic people (inc. visual and tactile stims): bit.ly/3ojsbeb
MUSIC USED:
‘Ice Town’ by Yellowbase via Epidemic Sound
‘Petrified Pork’ by Guustavv via Epidemic Sound
#autism #autismacceptance #stimming
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