About Stimming

What it is and what you should do about it.

(I have talked about this in videos before, but most of my videos are sort of unfocused and are very informed by my own experience. I think stimming advocacy is vital, so I wanted to make a very straightforward video about stimming.)

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• stimming
• social
• model
• of
• disability
• ableism
• autism
• aba

[scruethedemiurge]

Don't most people, perhaps all have some kind of physical ritual that they perform for whatever emotional reasons they might have for performing it? Nothing about what you call "stimming" strikes me as particularly autistic.

[gorramdoll]

@scruethedemiurge I'm glad that you feel that way. Some rituals tend to be performed by people with disabilities (like handflapping) and as a result they're seen as a "disabled" thing to do and they become stigmatized. Or stimming is more obvious or done more frequently when done by disabled people. But to some extent, it is actually a universal thing, which is what makes it so fucked up that particular kinds of motion are so stigmatized for disabled people.

[lassedk78]

U shud really put that cam in the windowsill next time u make a vid.



[RachaeIMarie]

Thank you for enlightening me as to what stimming is.

[RJPBurtonBoards]

I was just searching for Stimming because he is a great artist, does anyone know if he has a disability?

[jakevidzz]

blue tack! that shit is sooo helpful!

[tstodgell]

Good point about the harm in punishing kids for stimming. I mean... you wouldn't punish NT kids for _their_ disruptive behaviors? "Billy, you've been communicating non-literally again. Straight to the principal's office with you!"

[Sicowkaksin]

My Stimming is usually hand flapping, shaking a pen, chewing on things, repeatedly turning pages, or stomping my foot.

[krstcmjns]

@gorramdoll Thank you.

[gorramdoll]

@krstcmjns I think so, I certainly do and so do some of my friends

[krstcmjns]

@gorramdoll Um, I know this doesn't have anything to do with what was being discussed previously, but, is it common in people with asd to become mentally foggy, confused, empty minded or disorganized etc. at times? This is kind of rare feedback for me. Sorry and thanks!

[gorramdoll]

@krstcmjns like I dunno if it's technically stimming but I feel like for some people talking & even thinking in certain ways can be repetitive behaviors and be comforting in the same way.