Stimming and Visible Self-Calming Behaviors with Autism
Stimming is one of the “stereotypical” autistic behaviors. Many people think of people with autism as folks who constantly flap their hand or rock back and forth. Those behaviors are called “stimming”, which is a motion that interacts with the senses to help calm an autistic person down (self calming) if they feel overwhelmed by the environment. Stimming is harmless, and isn’t just hand flappingContinue Reading
2017-10-02