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15 Jul 2016, 1:58 am

I have been diagnosed with ADHD and asperger's syndrome. I have a severe addiction to rocking. Everytime I hear music, I eel like I have to rock. Alot of times I walk around in circles too. It gives me a soothing feeling and it makes me think deeper. I annoy people because of it sometimes. Whenever I'm alone, I'm always sitting on the floor rocking back and forth listening to music. What causes me to feel this way?



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15 Jul 2016, 4:24 am

It can be a number of things.


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15 Jul 2016, 10:24 am

Because it is the way Autistic people deal naturally with stress and sensory overstimulation.

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15 Jul 2016, 7:30 pm

Or understimulation.


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