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Stims that are embarrassing in public

Jamesmac

I'm ASD with mild Turrets, and often when I'm stimming, it includes reenacting things I found funny on TV and stuff like that, so sometimes I worry about saying some inappropriate or weird stuff out in public like "I WANT THAT MULAN SZECHUAN MCNUGGETS SAUCE, MORTY!" and stuff like that, so I kinda whisper or mouth it. SpongeBob quotes are also a common stim I have too, including "GOOD GREIF, HE'S NAKED!" and "you like Krabby Patties, don't you, Squidward?"

Does anyone have similar experiences with stims?

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  • I keep rubbing my feet together in public, and then hoping that either people didn't notice or they don't know about autism and I'm giving myself away. It's okay when you say, you're at a school performance for the kids and your sitting at the back and your feet are under your seat, I figure no one will see me then. 

    I was also helping out in the school and almost started humming in front of my kids teacher (and I know she noted that about the kids autism). I managed to catch myself luckily.

    Before I knew that I was autistic, we were having a meeting about my son possibly being autistic with the school psychologist. Looking back, I was spinning a water bottle and I couldn't look at people when they were talking, I was 'in listening mode', and am slightly horrified that it probably was obvious to him where my son got it from, before I even knew myself.

    Normally though I can keep it to my hands in my pockets so no one knows I'm nervous and stimming!

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  • I keep rubbing my feet together in public, and then hoping that either people didn't notice or they don't know about autism and I'm giving myself away. It's okay when you say, you're at a school performance for the kids and your sitting at the back and your feet are under your seat, I figure no one will see me then. 

    I was also helping out in the school and almost started humming in front of my kids teacher (and I know she noted that about the kids autism). I managed to catch myself luckily.

    Before I knew that I was autistic, we were having a meeting about my son possibly being autistic with the school psychologist. Looking back, I was spinning a water bottle and I couldn't look at people when they were talking, I was 'in listening mode', and am slightly horrified that it probably was obvious to him where my son got it from, before I even knew myself.

    Normally though I can keep it to my hands in my pockets so no one knows I'm nervous and stimming!

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