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Do you stim in public?
Yes 54%  54%  [ 35 ]
No 6%  6%  [ 4 ]
Sometimes 35%  35%  [ 23 ]
Depends (feel welcome to write what it depends on) 3%  3%  [ 2 ]
I used to 2%  2%  [ 1 ]
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11 Apr 2011, 4:23 am

Does constantly swinging those computer chair count?


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11 Apr 2011, 7:32 pm

Depends. I only stim when I upset and my meltdown triggers are not sensory triggers, so often when I go out, there will be no triggers.


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11 Apr 2011, 7:47 pm

legs vibrate up and down, usually one at a time, occasionaly both, subtle rocking.
They arn't very noticible so I do them in public at will, particulary if im sitting down at a table since my legs arn't visible, although the people I'm sitting with can sometimes feel the vibrations in the table from my legs.


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11 Apr 2011, 7:48 pm

i like to stim with my hands in public a lot.



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13 Apr 2011, 12:39 pm

I've been watching a video what my uncle taped of us when we were on holiday. I was 13 years old at the time, and I noticed I kept fiddling with my fingers constantly when I was out and about. I think that is a form of stimming. It didn't really notice too much, but I hope I didn't do it when I was at school. I don't seem to remember doing this. I know I don't stim now, because I have got more self-aware - in fact I've got so extremely self-aware than sometimes when I'm out in public I'm afraid to move.


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13 Apr 2011, 1:09 pm

Is pacing back and forth a stim?

I pace constantly and I often do it outside in my back yard. I find it relaxing and soothing. I'm sure the neighbors must see me doing it, but I don't care.



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13 Apr 2011, 2:34 pm

Yes, almost all the time. I can't make a list of all the things I do as it would be too long. :lol:

I keep catching myself rocking (gently) around others. No one has ever said anything or looked at me weirdly when this happened so I take it they didn't notice. I don't know.



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13 Apr 2011, 3:06 pm

Andie09 wrote:
Sometimes. My most common stim is rubbing certain types of fabric between my thumb and index finger. Mostly I do this at home, but I do have a piece of fabric I keep with me in my pocket and if no ones around I will take it out.


I do this! And have always done it! Only I call the material (even though its not always the exact same piece it has the same feel) that I rub my 'tickle' (named as such as a young child and the name stuck. I was not aware if it was a stim or not and was actually going to ask if it counted as stimming or if it was just an odd habit I have always had. I am not diagnosed with ASD and am diagnosed with Social Anxiety and Agoraphobia etc so I just thought I was strange...

I also carry a piece of it in my pocket and rub it in public.