When it comes to managing stimming in children with autism, the right products can make a significant difference. A variety of tools and toys are designed to provide sensory feedback, comfort, or simply a safe way to engage in stimming behaviors. One such innovative product is thebathtub splas...
Self-regulation.Stimming serves a purpose. It can be a way for us to feel grounded in the moment and regulate our feelings. When someone with autism feels a sudden rush of feelings, that energy needs to go somewhere. Stimming provides an outlet for that energy. It allows the person to co...
the repetition of physical movements or articulated noises exhibited by people, especially young children and those with developmental disabilities such asautism spectrum disorder, often in reaction to a mental or emotional state: Stimming, like covering my ears while repeating a sound, can soothe inte...
I work with children with autism, and we join them with delight in their stims. Benjamin Ady November 16, 2011 at 12:20 am Reply beautifully said! thank you! Lauri Hunt (@ollibean) November 16, 2011 at 12:57 am Reply I hope this goes viral. I hope the world sees this. ...
Stimming is acommon behavior for children with autismand a frequent cause of concern for parents. Called “stereotypy” in clinical terms, stimming refers to the flapping, rocking, humming, or otherwise repetitive behavior we often associate with children diagnosed with autism. ...
Stimming behaviors are common in children with autism as well as those with sensory-processing disorders. However, typically-developing children sometimes do these things as well. Just because a child is flapping or doing other stimming behaviors, it doesn’t mean he has autism. Many people see ...
Developmental disabilities are not always accompanied with ADHD. What is more common is for children with ADHD to experience sensory difficulties. For this reason,ADHD stimmingis much like what you would see in a child on the autism spectrum, rather than what would be observed in their typical ...
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This year, DC is joining most of the rest of the country in expanding eligibility to include people with developmental disabilities, like autism, who don’t also have an intellectual disability but still need help with daily living. I was asked to testify at a forum today about why this is...