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Question about stimming

dbillyd

Hi, 

My 17 year old son has an autism diagnosis and I recently noticed an increase in his stimming when we go to watch football matches together. He will intermittently rock back and forth in his seat and shake his hands. 

Whilst I have no problem with the stimming itself, I realise that with him being 17 he is drawing attention to himself. I've heard that a lot of autistic adults can manage their stimming when out in public, but he told his mum that a lot of the time he's not aware that he's doing it. 

I was wondering if there are any tools or interventions he can use to reduce the stimming in public? Would something like a stress ball that he could squeeze help? 

Anyone have any experience in the area? 

Thanks in advance for your help. 

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  • dbillyd said:
    I realise that with him being 17 he is drawing attention to himself.

    He may appreciate being able to use stim toys which will keep his hands busy and should give him a different outlet for that energy.

    There is a good list of options here:

    https://aheartforallstudents.com/stim-toys-autism/

    If you decide on any of these then I suggest researching them further as there is a wide range or prices and options for most of them, so check the ususal retailers (Amazon, eBay etc) just to get an idea of what is available before buying.

    He may need time to adapt to this different fidget outlet or it may not work, but there are plenty of other options to try. If he really can't stop his current stimming and it is an issue for him then some therapy with someone who understand autism well could be a good move.

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  • dbillyd said:
    I realise that with him being 17 he is drawing attention to himself.

    He may appreciate being able to use stim toys which will keep his hands busy and should give him a different outlet for that energy.

    There is a good list of options here:

    https://aheartforallstudents.com/stim-toys-autism/

    If you decide on any of these then I suggest researching them further as there is a wide range or prices and options for most of them, so check the ususal retailers (Amazon, eBay etc) just to get an idea of what is available before buying.

    He may need time to adapt to this different fidget outlet or it may not work, but there are plenty of other options to try. If he really can't stop his current stimming and it is an issue for him then some therapy with someone who understand autism well could be a good move.

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