Is this a stim?

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When my sister was younger, she used to rip the labels off crayons. I know all kids do that, but she did this for hours on end. I was just curious if you guys think it could be a form of stimming .

By the way, this is interesting since she has such a short attention span.

I like to pick stickers on things all the time. It sort of a good thing to do to pass time if i'm bored.

There something very satisfying about ripping the labels off crayola crayons , I haven't don't it it since I was a child but I remember the feeling well - the silky smooth crayon underneath , the ripping noise and trying to do in one go

A repetitive motion that feels soothing. I rock sometimes. I used to flap my left hand in front of my eyes when I was little. I saw a picture of a woman lying on a bed in a magazine ad with her descending legs that was taken in graduations and I wanted to see if I could make my hand do that.

It can be a stim. I've seen an autistic kid doing it one time. I thought the question read "What is a stim?"

literally ANYTHING can be a stim, if it stimulates you its a stim. this can include listening to music. watching movies ECT

The difference if autistic people depend on stims to cope through over-stimulation and stress. So a normal person can get a relaxing feeling from being in a rocking chair, they don't depend on it, to an autistic person rocking may be the only thing that stops their brain from overloading into a meltdown.

so in a way- yes the behaviour can be a stim, does it mean anything? probably not.

I used to rip the labels off everything.
My mother never knew what was inside the canned food because I'd delabel them all.

Also, peeling off stickers.
Still find it difficult not to tamper with a sticker.

Shopping is a nightmare.
Stickers everywhere crying out to be unstuck!

Stimming is pretty much a repetitive body movement. The issue with crayon lables is eventually they run out, unless there's a steady supply of crayons. But close enough and autistic type behavior I have seen a lot of. Snapping crayons in half and quarters one afer the other is another common one. Along with rolling crayons with the palm on a desk or even better the face. Back and forth back and forth. Probably the best stim with crayons since it doesn't exhaust supplies haha.