Vestibular stuff

I used to spin all the time as a child. We even had these sit-n-spins. Most children love swinging, and movement which helps them engage with their sense of gravity. It's quite good for our human selves. I wouldn't call this stimming. It's simply Being Human, just not Being 'trained' out of him by Neurotypical socialising. Autistics may not mature out of very natural states at the same time as their peers, due to not worrying about what everyone thinks of them (difference in socialising) and so not repressing their internal innate being. While there are some drawbacks to appearing younger, we also have a greater ability to engage a sense of Wonder/Awe and this is a positive. But also, the earth is in motion. Literally all things are in motion. We can be very tapped in to this natural state of things and far more concerned for our physical environment than social. 

I also had Alice in Wonderland Syndrome which is a Vestibular issue with the sense of gravity, which I believe goes as away as we lose hearing. it's still untapped science. The Vestibular system was really only discovered in the 90s, so it's new. 

But I have chatted with others also autistic and we noticed how much we benefitted from judo, yoga, dance, gymnastics - early on. None of us being interested in the competition, but the engaged practice of hyper-focusing on the kinetics of the the sport. As an adult, I've ben told I'm quite graceful - but if you interrupt me or demand I immediately shift focus or I am not allowed to do one thing at a time I will absolutely trip, fall, break things and hurt myself.  Fun stuff!  A side note that EDS biology might mean we require stretching and moving a little more often https://www.ehlers-danlos.org/information/exercise-and-movement-for-adults-with-hypermobile-ehlers-danlos-syndrome-and-hypermobility-spectrum-disorders/#:~:text=Doing%20gentle%20stretches%20(or%20%27mindful,to%20overstretch%20into%20hyperextended%20positions.

Grunya Sukhareva, who pioneered autism, recommended vestibular exercises for her kids.

I'd encourage swinging, jump-roping, jumping jacks, spinning at home - stationary stretching which you can maybe do with him when out and about, so it doesn't cause injuries. Sometimes encouraging a particular engaged movement in particular places can help with habit-forming. 

I used to spin all the time as a child. We even had these sit-n-spins. Most children love swinging, and movement which helps them engage with their sense of gravity. It's quite good for our human selves. I wouldn't call this stimming. It's simply Being Human, just not Being 'trained' out of him by Neurotypical socialising. Autistics may not mature out of very natural states at the same time as their peers, due to not worrying about what everyone thinks of them (difference in socialising) and so not repressing their internal innate being. While there are some drawbacks to appearing younger, we also have a greater ability to engage a sense of Wonder/Awe and this is a positive. But also, the earth is in motion. Literally all things are in motion. We can be very tapped in to this natural state of things and far more concerned for our physical environment than social. 

I also had Alice in Wonderland Syndrome which is a Vestibular issue with the sense of gravity, which I believe goes as away as we lose hearing. it's still untapped science. The Vestibular system was really only discovered in the 90s, so it's new. 

But I have chatted with others also autistic and we noticed how much we benefitted from judo, yoga, dance, gymnastics - early on. None of us being interested in the competition, but the engaged practice of hyper-focusing on the kinetics of the the sport. As an adult, I've ben told I'm quite graceful - but if you interrupt me or demand I immediately shift focus or I am not allowed to do one thing at a time I will absolutely trip, fall, break things and hurt myself.  Fun stuff!  A side note that EDS biology might mean we require stretching and moving a little more often https://www.ehlers-danlos.org/information/exercise-and-movement-for-adults-with-hypermobile-ehlers-danlos-syndrome-and-hypermobility-spectrum-disorders/#:~:text=Doing%20gentle%20stretches%20(or%20%27mindful,to%20overstretch%20into%20hyperextended%20positions.

Grunya Sukhareva, who pioneered autism, recommended vestibular exercises for her kids.

I'd encourage swinging, jump-roping, jumping jacks, spinning at home - stationary stretching which you can maybe do with him when out and about, so it doesn't cause injuries. Sometimes encouraging a particular engaged movement in particular places can help with habit-forming.