@whileyouwonder: Any other finger tappers? Autistic stimming behaviours often follow rhythmic, repetitive patterns that are not random but structured and purposeful (Leekam et al., 2011). These patterned movements—like rocking, hand-flapping, or finger tapping—can serve as a form of sensory regulation and emotional self-soothing (Joyce et al., 2017). #autism #adhd #neurodivergent #autismassessor
then comes the rage when someone else is tapping their fingers & it's completely without any kind of rhythm 😅🙄
2025-04-01 12:14:56
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arainydaygirl :
as a kid, i could "sit still" in class bc i was always busy squeezing my leg muscles in different patterns, but always a pattern. had to give each set the same amount of turns as 1st or last in reps
2025-04-01 13:54:52
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Cathode :
Finger tapping, definitely. It goes from one side of my hand to the other, then in reverse, back and forth pretty rapidly. It's pretty common when I'm agitated. Something to focus my energy on.
2026-06-14 20:09:57
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Andybobandy :
Anyone else need symmetry? you stim on one hand you have to do the same stim on the other hand?
2025-04-03 09:16:46
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Marianne ♒️ :
I have phases where I stimm so much that I first thought it was tourettes. I'm annoyed by myself sometimes
2025-04-01 12:18:41
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The Bygone Traveler :
Rubbing my feet together like a cricket when I'm upset or tired
2025-04-02 03:44:36
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Citron :
Is stiming intentional or not?
2025-04-01 13:41:55
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@Kylie :
I pair letters in words, for example be au ti fu l. there has to be a . or there wouldn't be a pair 🤣 trace letters in my mind, sometimes I trace it with my eyes or my fingers if no one's watching, also I play with chewing gum in my fingers, to the point my fingers are so dry there scratchy
2025-09-30 00:37:58
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Maureen :
I do my tounge, teeth, tapping fingers and toes. All things I had to hide growing up and masking (41yrs old)
2025-04-01 16:27:47
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Rmbooknerd :
I tap my teeth together in a patter
2025-04-01 12:06:22
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Airitech Creations :
Not me standing here swaying to the rhythm of nothing while watching this video 😅
2025-04-01 13:09:23
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Sam Harding :
I’ve been trying to figure out what I do but it doesn’t seem obvious. I do listen to music to help drown out other distractions, enjoying listening to metal bands, repeating a particular part of song
2025-04-01 21:30:44
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nikki ivory | healing :
My most prevalent stim is auditory stimming through listening to the same song for sometimes days at a time. especially songs with a specific drumline. How does one go about getting an autism assess?
2025-04-07 20:55:37
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Mikado 💚🇮🇪 :
1/2 Ive recently learned that I do really big deep sighs! I didn't even know I was doing them & family would randomly ask me what's wrong & Id be so confused why they thought this
2025-04-11 22:58:40
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pippajanejane :
For my whole life I have done a few things like tapping my teeth together in a particular rhythm, tensing my calf muscles in a rhythm, tapping my fingers. I was 38 before I found out this was stimming
2025-04-01 22:40:14
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YedBrug :
Thoughts on censors symmetry? E.g chewing equally on both sides of the mouth etc.
2025-04-02 00:43:26
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lolo :
I tap my fingers with my thumb but the index anf pinky have to be tapped twice so every finger is tapped the same amount excluding the thumb
2025-04-02 00:43:39
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Lisa Manary :
crocheting and knitting!
2025-04-01 12:30:33
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DC :
How normal is it to find comfort in repetitive stimming like finger tapping but to become highly irritated and discomforted when someone else does it?
2025-04-22 06:11:20
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Bobby Woofter :
Counting and tapping teeth…. Spelling words out as I hear them while tapping teeth…. Blurting words randomly that spring to mind. Nothing to see here, folks.
2025-04-17 12:15:47
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MrChainsaw182 :
Since I was in school I've always tapped beats with my hands on desks or my legs. Almost always the same beat as well, even now all these years later. No surprise I took up the drums in school
2025-04-01 14:25:43
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mikejj5098 :
What about obsessive need to talk with your hands, especially when describing something
2025-04-01 14:00:42
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I 💕 Melbourne 🇦🇺 :
I have ways pulled my fingers through my hair. It feels comforting & like I’m in control
2025-04-01 11:48:00
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