@whileyouwonder: Did you just get called out? 👀 What stims do you do? A lot of research shows that autistic stimming is diverse and serves many functions. One study that captures this well is: Kapp et al. (2019). This paper explored self-stimulation across a large autistic sample and documented a wide range of stims, including hand movements, rocking, tapping, repeating phrases or sounds, humming, fidgeting, pacing, skin picking, hair twirling, rubbing objects and clothes, visual stims, chewing, and more. It also highlighted that autistic people use stimming for regulation, focus and comfort. 🧠 As always, what I share is based on my experience as an autistic autism assessor and speech pathologist, the lived experiences of the autistic community, and what I’ve seen across 8 years of autism assessments. These insights reflect common themes I’ve observed in ‘clinical’ settings, assessment conversations, and client storytelling. It may not apply to everyone, and research is still catching up on a lot of this! While this content is not intended as clinical advice, it draws on my lived and professional experience to make space for shared understanding and further discussion. I’d love to see more research in this space, and I’m always open to chatting with or supporting researchers – especially autistic researchers – who feel called to explore and build on these insights. There’s so much more to discover together!

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