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Help with excessive rocking please

NAS92496

Hello I am looking for advice 

The adult i am caring for  quite frequently rocks however he does this to such an extent that he gets sweaty and out of breath and its obvious that his heart rate has increased to such an extent that it looks like he has been exercising hard 

This worries me as its not possible for me to keep an eye on him every minute of the day and i worry  about the effects of this long term . He also is not very good at explaining what prompts this. I dont know is its  a frustration , upsetting memories, happy memories or maybe  these high caffeine drinks and sweets which he buys for himself  when he is out at his activities 

This has been going on for several years (5-10)  and i just worry that they are increasing in severity  but the other issue is that i was not always his carer so cannot say for certain whether they are getting worse 

Im looking for advice on how to minimise these and to minimise the harm they could cause and how common this is . Im also assuming this is a symptom of autism and not something else 

Thank you 

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  • It's stimming and stimming is usually a positive thing for autistic people as it helps them regulate. Trying to minimise it would likely increase his stress levels although I understand your concerns of it causing harm. The best thing to do if there is a concern of stimming doing harm is to find another outlet for it. For example, could he have a rocking chair where he could rock more gently and still get that motion but possibly not be so exuberant. I am not him and don't know he feels so that may not work at all.

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  • It's stimming and stimming is usually a positive thing for autistic people as it helps them regulate. Trying to minimise it would likely increase his stress levels although I understand your concerns of it causing harm. The best thing to do if there is a concern of stimming doing harm is to find another outlet for it. For example, could he have a rocking chair where he could rock more gently and still get that motion but possibly not be so exuberant. I am not him and don't know he feels so that may not work at all.

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