An expert has shared five different stimming behaviours often seen in people with autism. Conor McDonagh is the owner and director of Caerus Therapies, which offers autism assessments and support. He ...
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 ...
STIMMING is the term used to describe self-stimulation behaviour. It is often associated with people suffering from neurodevelopmental conditions. Here's what we know about it. Stimming is a range of ...
Stimming – short for “self-stimulatory behaviour” – is a form of self-soothing commonly seen in autistic people. It can involve repetitive movements, sounds, or actions and is commonly regarded in ...
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What Is Stimming?

Stimming, short for self-stimulating behaviors or stereotypy, encompasses a range of repetitive movements, behaviors, and sounds, from hand-flapping to repeating certain phrases. It is often used by ...
A Buckeye police officer mistook a boy with autism for a drug user when he detained him in July, but the teen's aunt says 14-year-old Connor Leibel was simply "stimming". "Stimming" is repetitive body ...
It's stimming, short for the medical term self-stimulatory behaviours - a real mouthful. Stimming might be rocking, head banging, repeatedly feeling textures or squealing. You'll probably have seen ...