Stimming Actions
VISUAL: Flapping hands, blinking and / or moving fingers in front of eyes; staring repetitively at a light
AUDITORY: Making vocal sounds; snapping fingers
TACTILE: Scratching; rubbing the skin with one's hands or with an external object
VESTIBULAR: Moving body in rhythmic motion; rocking front and back or side-to-side
TASTE: Licking body parts; licking an object
SMELL: Smelling objects or hands; other people
My kid does NOT stim b/c of "stress, fear, anger, etc." He stims when he's excited. When he stims, he's happy. And yeah; he does what this girl is doing, too. You can't paint every child with Autism with one brush.
LaRaNaThA 2 weeks ago
Great video explaining stimming!
forgiven4life93 2 months ago