"Bizarre" movements and autism.

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14 Dec 2014, 1:12 pm

My parents have both commented that I do "bizarre" movements with my arms and head, especially when I'm excited or stressed.

Is this an autism thing?

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BassAlien
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14 Dec 2014, 2:46 pm

Yes it is - I think you'd be hard pressed to find a single aspie or autie that does not do some form of what you describe.

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14 Dec 2014, 3:31 pm

BassAlien wrote:

Yes it is - I think you'd be hard pressed to find a single aspie or autie that does not do some form of what you describe.

I don't

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14 Dec 2014, 3:37 pm

Though not necessarily exclusive to, stimming is an extremely common trait for ASD.

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14 Dec 2014, 3:40 pm

So uncoordinated writhing is part of autism? My stims are more controlled than the random movements that get combined with my everyday activities.

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14 Dec 2014, 3:55 pm

Tigurinn wrote:

BassAlien wrote:

Yes it is - I think you'd be hard pressed to find a single aspie or autie that does not do some form of what you describe.

I don't

Are you sure that you don't stim? You do know that stimming isn't just confined to hand flapping and head rolling, right? In fact, a lot of stims are very subtle and aren't immediately noticeable to most people. If, for example, I'm laying on my couch, I tend to roll my feet in a very tight circular motion. The reason I know that this is stimming, is because I do it every time that I'm stretched out on my couch(or bed for that matter). When I'm out in public, I also tend to put my hands in my pockets and roll my fingers into a fist repeatedly.

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14 Dec 2014, 4:00 pm

SteelMaiden wrote:

So uncoordinated writhing is part of autism? My stims are more controlled than the random movements that get combined with my everyday activities.

Yep, it goes hand in hand really. Although I certainly don't have a PhD, what you described in your original post is stimming due to sensory overload.

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14 Dec 2014, 4:11 pm

Ok thanks.

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