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21 Apr 2014, 7:50 pm

yes, nt's do stim! If you look around you will notice your friends' mannerisms and for many of them this includes at least one type of stim.
what I think is the greatest difference is that I (we?) feel the stim triggers more often or intensely than nt's and therefore while their stims are subtle mine can be really like a jolt of energy.

Willard wrote:
[Autistic Stims originate from SENSORY HYPERSTIMULATION and a stim is a REPETITIVE BODY MOTION that diffuses anxiety - ROCKING, SWAYING, HAND FLAPPING, ETC.

If it is not physically soothing, it's not a true autistic stim.


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I don't stim only when I am feeling hyperstimulated and need to diffuse anxiety, but also when I am thinking or distressed or excited. And I know it because they are all different stims, for instance, when I am anxious I move my fingers or hand, when I am distressed or tired I rub my face, when I am thinking I pace, when I am excited I I flap my hands, repeat sounds or words fast (like lalalalalala) etc



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21 Apr 2014, 7:54 pm

daydreamer84 wrote:

The difference is mainly in degree but there tend to also be qualitative differences. An autistic person might stim to a point where it severely impairs them in daily functioning. However, if someone twirled their hair all day everyday, refused to do anything else and/or it distracted them from doing anything productive ect. it could have clinical significance

Hm.. I don't think my stims interfere with my functioning. At most they help or make people think "this is weird".

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It is mindless confusion over obvious things like this that convince me there are a great many misdiagnoses where HF/AS are concerned. If you truly suffered from autism, this would be a no-brainer.

care to elaborate? I am truly interested. What are the points that make you think there are many misdiagnosed people?



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21 Apr 2014, 8:07 pm

Rocket123 wrote:
In other WP threads, people included links to this: [url=http://insideperspectives.wordpress.com/compulsions/stimming/][.

this is soooooo cool!! ! Thanks for posting! I wish people would include more classifications everywhere! :oops:

Happily my stims are mostly semi-odd or not that weird. yay!
my semi-odd stims according to classification:
-rubbing
-twisting fingers
-pacing
-talking to oneself

hmm I also have some odd stims. I avoid doing them when I am not at home but some are hard to control!
-smelling things (damn hard to control! If it is the right kind of paper or wood I WILL smell! this site has a description: "certain smells cause intense pleasure" YESSSSS)
-touching things (I can hardly control this one either. I even touch other people's stuff if they are not looking because it is IRRESISTIBLE. I have got into trouble for touching other people's stuff without permission before :lol:)
-toe walking (I only do this at home! But sometimes when I am excited I half-do it outside home too, like I get in my toes and then down, up and down. this people think is weird)