The word “stimming” refers to “self-stimulating behaviour,” one of the diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder. When laypeople think of autistic stimming behaviours, they tend to think of ...

Jessi Brown said she never wants to stop her kids from being who they are. One mom is making it her mission to champion her kids with autism by sharing and not suppressing their stimming behaviors.

Educators play a huge role in helping to mitigate the difficulties autistic children encounter in a school setting ...

Tapping a pen, shaking a leg, twirling hair—we have all been in a classroom, meeting, or a public place where we find ourselves or someone else engaging in repetitive behavior—a type of ...

Self-determination has been consistently recognized as an important factor in successful transition from school to adulthood.

Recent studies reveal that about 700,000 people in the UK are autistic, which works out as around one in every 100 people in the population. Research also indicates that the numbers could be twice as ...

Experts share symptoms of autism in adults, including social communication challenges, repetitive behaviors, difficulty ...

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"The film is about the creative process," says a member of the Neurocultures Collective. "It's about creating and about collaborating." By Georg Szalai Global Business Editor The Stimming Pool is like ...