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Stimming

KuriouslyAutistic44

What are some of your favorite ways to stim when you are in a happy space? What are some ways you stim when experiencing frustration and/or uncomfortable in the body?  Do you stim in public?

For me I am noticing while watching tv or even eating delicious food I will hum a lot or shake my hands a lot or flap my fingers when I listening to music.  When I am frustrated or uncomfortable I rub my legs, pull my hair a bit. or give myself a hug with pressure points. 

I am curious to know your experiences!

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  • Mine include:

    • When concentrating, sitting at my computer desk, I jog both legs up and down, rapidly.
    • When sitting on the settee with my legs crossed, I jog my hanging ankle incessantly (much to my partner's annoyance).
    • When listening to music when wearing headphones during a walk, I often have an urge to move my hands in time with the beat. I try not to do it if anyone's around, but sometimes still do it anyway.
    • When using my iPad, I constantly detach the magnetically-attached Apple Pencil (only very slightly) and then let it click back into place. I hardly ever use it for its intended purpose, but I get plenty of value just from this!

    Since being diagnosed, I've been experimenting with various different stim toys. From comparing online and social media reviews of various products against how I got on with them myself, I soon realised that finding the best stim / fidget toy is a deeply personal thing. Everything about it has to be "just right", including type, size, weight, texture, colour, build quality, noise level, and fluidity of movement.

    My current favourite is the Stimagz Series II - Quiet. I also have one of these on order - I think of it as being like an infinity cube (which I have and like), but on steroids: Kubo (the campaign has now ended, but I expect they'll be available online in due course).

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  • Mine include:

    • When concentrating, sitting at my computer desk, I jog both legs up and down, rapidly.
    • When sitting on the settee with my legs crossed, I jog my hanging ankle incessantly (much to my partner's annoyance).
    • When listening to music when wearing headphones during a walk, I often have an urge to move my hands in time with the beat. I try not to do it if anyone's around, but sometimes still do it anyway.
    • When using my iPad, I constantly detach the magnetically-attached Apple Pencil (only very slightly) and then let it click back into place. I hardly ever use it for its intended purpose, but I get plenty of value just from this!

    Since being diagnosed, I've been experimenting with various different stim toys. From comparing online and social media reviews of various products against how I got on with them myself, I soon realised that finding the best stim / fidget toy is a deeply personal thing. Everything about it has to be "just right", including type, size, weight, texture, colour, build quality, noise level, and fluidity of movement.

    My current favourite is the Stimagz Series II - Quiet. I also have one of these on order - I think of it as being like an infinity cube (which I have and like), but on steroids: Kubo (the campaign has now ended, but I expect they'll be available online in due course).

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