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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism
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Autism: What you need to know, from autistic people, professionals, and parents. Pro-neurodiversity. Find us here, on Twitter, FB, and Instagram.
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Autistic adults see stimming as an important way to soothe or communicate intense emotions or thoughts, and they object to treatments or therapies that try to stop or eliminate stimming behavior. Go-to research from @drstevenkapp.bsky.socialpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30818970/#neurodiversity

Square graphic with a photo background containing several stim objects: A plastic roller, a plastic bristle hairbrush, a fidget spinner, and a hand-held bean bag. A dark gray circle in the center contains white text reading, "Autistic adults argue that stims can serve as useful coping mechanisms, yet little research has examined stimming from the perspective of autistic adults" "Dr. Steven Kapp et al "tinyurl.com/StimmingResearch Underneath is red text reading "@ThinkingAutism"
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I wonder, is listening to the same song over and over again hundreds and hundreds of times considered stimming?

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Autism: What you need to know, from autistic people, professionals, and parents. Pro-neurodiversity. Find us here, on Twitter, FB, and Instagram.
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