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Stimming in class

piggy1401

Today has been a hard day. Another student complained about my stimming in class because it was too distracting and was stopping them from focusing. I’ve been asked to stop by my teacher.

I’m not sure how to feel. I went to the lesson today but left after a couple of minutes because I felt uncomfortable knowing that people didn’t really want me there.

I don’t really want to go to the lesson anymore, is that understandable or am I being silly?

Alisha xx

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  • This is a difficult situation and your reaction is completely understandable.

    Equally though I can understand how some stims can be distracting - it is even possible that the student who had a problem with it might be autistic themselves, hypersensitive and unable to filter it out. If it is an audible stim, like clicking your pen, is it possible to find a quieter stim? If it is something they can see out of the corner of their eye, can you put up some kind of screen and fidget behind that? There ought to be some way to accommodate both your need to stim and their need to not be distracted.

    One thing I should point out - just because one student found your stim distracting does not mean the whole class, or even that student, doesn't want you there!

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  • This is a difficult situation and your reaction is completely understandable.

    Equally though I can understand how some stims can be distracting - it is even possible that the student who had a problem with it might be autistic themselves, hypersensitive and unable to filter it out. If it is an audible stim, like clicking your pen, is it possible to find a quieter stim? If it is something they can see out of the corner of their eye, can you put up some kind of screen and fidget behind that? There ought to be some way to accommodate both your need to stim and their need to not be distracted.

    One thing I should point out - just because one student found your stim distracting does not mean the whole class, or even that student, doesn't want you there!

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