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Stimming

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I was told, by someone on Twitter and who is autistic, that all autistic people stim. The thing is, I don't, unless talking to yourself, is considered stimming. I occasionally scratch at my psoriasis, but I don't do that on a daily basis, or to calm myself down.

Is it possible to be autistic and to not stim?

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  • I've always twiddled my ears and only recently recognised this as stimming. It is intensely comforting, but probably looks a bit odd.

    I think I probably do talk to myself but as I live alone I'm not sure!

    The most worrying one was when my daughters told me I 'spinny-whizzed' - when I walked into a room I would literally spin round on the spot before going to sit down. I had NO idea I did this but caught myself after they told me. I dread to think about whether I've done this in professional meetings. I simply have no idea! It's not exactly a stim but in my head it would sit with flapping.

    Dawn, I speak French, German and Italian if you run out of verbs to conjugate! 

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  • I've always twiddled my ears and only recently recognised this as stimming. It is intensely comforting, but probably looks a bit odd.

    I think I probably do talk to myself but as I live alone I'm not sure!

    The most worrying one was when my daughters told me I 'spinny-whizzed' - when I walked into a room I would literally spin round on the spot before going to sit down. I had NO idea I did this but caught myself after they told me. I dread to think about whether I've done this in professional meetings. I simply have no idea! It's not exactly a stim but in my head it would sit with flapping.

    Dawn, I speak French, German and Italian if you run out of verbs to conjugate! 

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