Tag: stimming

is it okay to not have a stim anymore because of being scolded for it and/or pressure to be a “normal kid”? because that’s what happened to me and i feel like i don’t belong here because i’ve pretty much hid most if not all of my stims that can’t be mistaken for fidgeting.

fuckyeahstimming:

disability-positivity:

Absolutely! Stimming isn’t something that makes someone “more” or “less” autistic or any more or less welcome in the community.

Your identity is valid and so is the way you stim (or don’t). ❤

– Cap

The being scolded for it/pressure to be a “normal kid” sounds sucky and terrible but you’re still welcome and valid and all that. ❤

I wrote about this in my autobiographical piece, (In)visible Stimming in a Pre-Asperger World. You’re not alone. There are plenty more of us out there whose stimming behaviours have been affected by people around us, whether through pressure to conform by family or teachers or therapists, or by bullying.

askanautistic:

Attention oral stimmers! (Or oral stimming-curious people)

I was recently sent some products by Chewigem for my video review, three out them I tests out very literally…by chewing the heck out of them. These three products however, I chose to review based on their thickness, size, tactility etc (i.e. I did not chew them up…) so that I would be able to share them out! They were shipped to me new and I have handled them, then washed them and put them back in their packaging.

So this is a giveaway! The products are listed above and the rules are listed below!

  • I will randomly select three winners in a weeks time (14th of August). First selected will get first choice (and so on) so be aware of that, though some people might be willing to exchange their prize for yours, I can’t guarantee that though!
  • You don’t need to be following this blog or anything like that
  • Liking the post counts as much as reblogging it (as I’m aware some people don’t want to out themselves as stimmers)
  • Please only like or reblog once! I won’t be able to strictly enforce this but please be respect this rule!
  • This blog is aimed at Autistics but the giveaway is open to any Neurodiverse stimmers/chewers (and self-diagnosis friendly).
  • I’m based in the UK but will ship anywhere
  • I’ve probably forgotten something so ask if you need clarification or extra info.

a blog!

autisticandpoor:

hello there! this is a new blog for autistics on a limited budget.

i will be posting things like cheap stim toys and where to find them, low spoons cooking and ways to make unfriendly foods into friendly ones, and hopefully some tutorials on making weighted objects.

please feel free to send in things you have discovered such as a good recipe or a store that has a lot of inexpensive stimmy stuff!

What Is Stimming ?

© Donna Williams

Someone asked me:

As I’m new to autism terminology, could someone please tell me what stimming is?

I replied:

Stimming stood for ‘self stimulatory behaviours’. Something non-auties imagined they didn’t have!

Stimming is aword created by non-auties with often negative connotations. It was a word created by non-auties who didn’t understand that some folks had compulsive but involuntary tics, some had self calming tools they didn’t understand, some had sensory fascinations they couldn’t relate to, some needed to tune out to tune in, some needed a tool for social distance in the face of compulsive social invaders, some needed to be repetitive in order to download, some needed to compensate for a non-autie multitrack world they couldn’t process in thier mono-tracked reality, some needed something to get lost in when utterly blowing all fuses…. and, anyway, the non-auties labelled, as is there tendency, this vast array of experiences with one word as if it was one thing at all times to all people labelled ‘Autistic’.

Forgive them. They know not what they see.

Donna williams (via sabatons-and-spectrums)

Yup.

Which is kind of why I go with “if you think you’re stimming, I’m not arguing.” Not like there’s a consistent definition to be had.

(via fuckyeahstimming)

actuallyclintbarton:

dysfunctionalqueer:

is there such a thing as scent stimming? Because if there is I’m doing it right now

I got a cup of coffee grinds and I’m just holding it under my nose and smelling it over and over again and it smells so nice! 

I smell books while I read them if I’m stressed out. It’s totally a thing.

Books, yes, awesome, but tangelo peel. TANGELO PEEL. I eat the tangelo and then the peel is there and I hold it and bend it and smell it and it’s like the best citrussy smell in the world, for real.