Looking for Stim Item online shop for adults

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I found one called Stimtastic which sells chewy and fidget jewellery. Glad I found it but I'm looking for a wider range of both items and senses attended to. All of the other shops I've found are for kids or teens; while some of the products are cute, useful, and will be fun, I'd really like a direction to more people catering to adults.

Obviously I know I can use whatever I have at home. I've got lots of stuffed toys, music that works if sound isn't too much, other things. Also I worked out a brilliant idea. The girl I like brought around a drum she'd made for role-playing. She'd painted figures on it, etc. When I started drumming it with my fingers rhythmically, I noticed how wonderful it sounded and how great it felt to tap the material. So, I'll get one of those.

Would still appreciate resources, however, as I was stifling my stimming for years, having been told off and laughed at for it. Led to SH behaviour as well as overwhelming body sensations.

I will enjoy most anything, though smell/taste is the least likely to calm or enthuse me.

(waiting on a black chewy pendant from Stimtastic; hopefully I won't have to grind my teeth so much)

Thanks.

I love Stimtastic! Most of my stim toy collection came from that website. It took me a little while to find a chewable pendant that felt the most comfortable to me, but I find that the cloud pendant is my favorite one.

I agree that it would be nice if there were more websites that were similar to Stimtastic - that is, websites that were dedicated to actually helping autistic people rather than catering to NTs with autistic children or family members. I can do some Googling and let you know if I find any other websites similar to what you're looking for.

I like stimming with stuffed animals/plushies, too - mostly small ones that I can fit in my hands or pockets. My favorite ones are ones that have nice, worn textures or minky, velour ones.

can you please list the places you found for kids and teen stim stuff? I'm not really interested in most of the stuff on stimtastic.

Thank you for posting this. Unfortunately a lot of my stimming involves chewing, the ends of my fingers are extremely calloused from chewing/fussing over certain spots and I haven't found anything to substitute. My dr actually suggested baby teething rings ugh but it didn't do any good and I want something more discreet.

Chewigem - though maybe not if you weren't into Stimtastic.

Therapy Shoppe isn't just for kids/teens on the autistic spectrum. It's got stuff for ADD/ADHD, learning disabilities, weak muscles, etc. Most is for kids, a lot for teens, and a few items have adult sizes or are just as good. It's got a trumpet that blows bubbles. I think that says it all really. I will eventually shop there.

nationalautismresources.com has this small section for tweens, teens, and adults but not much of it thrills me. You'll see they still have quite a selection of items for kids in the sidebar. Also books and DVDs. Unfortunately there are some which are questionable for... oh, reasons advocates could explain but I'm too tired (2.44AM).

The Play Doctors really is for kids. I haven't worked out if they just do non-verbal communication items or not as I haven't looked too deeply at it yet. It's one in my bookmark folder for later.

Cheap Disability Aids has loads of items for kids, even down to babies and toddlers. I'm not sure how much here can be enjoyed or manipulated into adult usage but there seems to be a lot. Again, I've not looked at this one enough.

I thought I had more! Sorry. If I do find others I'll come back and share. I'll probably have another go at looking for what I want in particular. That way I know I'll end up with loads of the same.


Teutomer: You'll see necklaces and bracelets and all sorts of chewing items in these shops. A lot of the child ones are colourful. There are definitely a few discreet ones though. I used to basically chew my fingers off. My grandpa went on a crusade to stop me from especially biting my nails (I was ferociously bad for that). I don't remember how or why I stopped although I know it wasn't long after he died. I don't recall being overly upset. Must have had some effect. Quite a way to get the result you wanted, Grandpa, you rascal.


My necklace hasn't arrived so I'm going to check up on that. The next one I want is from Therapy Shoppe because it's a goldfish. I've looked at Therapy Shoppe the most, I think, and I'd say its range is wonderful. Body awareness, sound, smell, grip, weight, fidget, all that good stuff.

My friend/courting person is scoring high on a few of the proper Uni tests and so printing her out the others to see if it is worth getting evaluated. It's weird. I already dated an Aspie well before I realised for myself, had quite a few friends diagnosed as ASD before my diagnosis, and now my new "sweetheart"* is hitting all these marks and understanding my issues, having them herself, having ones that are sort of opposite but on the same level as me... *shakes head* I think it's the circles I move in. Geek extraordinaire. Anyway, I want to get her some stuff from the Shoppe because even if it turns out that she is allistic, they can still help her.

Ha, sorry for the ramble. Bit spaced out.

*we're taking it extremely slow, mutually agreed upon


LtlPinkCoupe: Thanks! My favourite is a cat's toy, actually. My "sweetheart" gave it to me so sentimental, and it is fluffy. I don't like the feel of Velcro much myself but I can see how it would work for others. What I need to get are Beanie Babies and other bean-filled items. Those are good feelings. Also fleece and soft textures. For harder touch, stress balls or, preferably, intense massage. The Shoppe has these things that look like rolling pins. If I won a spa day somehow, I'd have a "please don't talk to me, just walk on my back" sign.

I love Beanie Babies! I used to have a bunch of them as a kid - I would arrange them in front of the TV when I watched TV, and I also had them surround the bathtub while I had a bath. I only have a few favorites now, like Snip, Dobie, Bongo and Congo (who are special because they're from my aunt), a panther and a wolf from a former therapist, and a bear named "Poopsie" who looks a lot like Winnie the Pooh. They also have the sensory benefits of being fun to throw in the air and catch, and when you hold them upside down, you can hear the beans falling, like a rain stick. It also feels nice to pile a bunch of them on top of you.

Beanie Babies are pretty cheap on Amazon, I've found - and you can find Beanie Babies of just about any animal you want - cats, dogs, bears, fish, birds, etc. The "Beanie Boos" that the Ty Co. makes now are more stuffed animal-like than the original beanies were - not as therapeutically bean-filled and floppy anymore. The newer ones are cute, but I kinda wish they still made Beanie Babies like they used to.

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