Part of the Comprehensive Guide to Stimming Many people exhibit self-stimulating behaviors to help them cope with their emotions. In typically-developing people, this could include twirling their hair if they’re bored, tapping their fingers on a desk if they’re concentrating or biting their nails if they’re nervous. Stimming, as these behaviors have come to be […]

Part of the Comprehensive Guide to Stimming Self-stimulating behaviors are exhibited by all types of people. But, the term stimming — as it’s more commonly referred to — is usually referred to for people who have autism. This stimming behavior can present itself in a number of different ways. No matter how the child with autism “stims,” […]

All of us have things that we do to help us regulate our emotions. Some of us might tense up if we’re angry, literally (and figuratively) bite our lip when we’re frustrated or take a deep breath if we’re sad. All of these things are called self-stimulating behaviors. Today, these behaviors have been given a […]