tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post8184579773740433699..comments2024-03-19T08:40:36.481+11:00Comments on Life with Aspergers: What is Stimming and what does it feel like?Gavin Bollardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13833941398375568706noreply@blogger.comBlogger204125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-65784176636321172522019-01-26T23:33:29.518+11:002019-01-26T23:33:29.518+11:00I know this was posted forever ago but you are the...I know this was posted forever ago but you are the only other person I've seen mention this particular thing. I have the same compulsion. Only with fabric. It started when I was a baby with my baby blanket. I am not retarded but I was diagnosed with ADHD as a child. Sometimes the compulsion to rub fabric is so strong I can't ignore it and so I spend a lot of time with my comforter. Lately I feel like I have been regressing as I usually can't stop. My thumb and middle finger have become a encased in cracking callouses and my shoulder is so sore from the repetitive movement, and pushing extra hard to get the stim through the callous. I don't know why I can't just stop. It's like the feeling on my fingers is part of me and I feel incomplete if I'm not doing it. I actually have friends and a social life and I can understand peoples emotions well which makes me think there is no way I could have Autism.. but understanding is one thing I find that reciprocating emotion often doesn't come naturally. I often have to consciously alter tone of voice and facial expression because I know that the way I would naturally speak doesn't match the the persona that people expect from me based on my values. This makes me wonder if I am one of the cases of ASD who teach themselves to interact with people to further personal goals. Either way, I'm still rubbing the blanket. I'm probably going to get carpal tunnelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-74336008533194263682018-06-14T23:22:17.579+10:002018-06-14T23:22:17.579+10:00Hi, anyone do hair pulling stimming here? 4 decade...Hi, anyone do hair pulling stimming here? 4 decades of the hair end crackling sound near ear. batchboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04880279804194726771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-60356514175385966292017-12-12T07:35:34.333+11:002017-12-12T07:35:34.333+11:00I think my boyfriend has aspergers but he blurts o...I think my boyfriend has aspergers but he blurts out loud noises .i think this may be more of a tick tho..makes me jump!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-47860610158554523932017-10-30T08:23:30.898+11:002017-10-30T08:23:30.898+11:00Pretty much everyone stims in one form or another....Pretty much everyone stims in one form or another. Stimming by itself doesn't mean that you're on the autism spectrum. People on the spectrum tend to stim more often and more noticibly but being on the spectrum is defined by a bunch of other attributes. <br /><br />Many stims can be "Trained out" but not all. Some things, such as nail biting, head-banging and rocking are extremely difficult to remove because there's no way to separate the person from the stimming object. One thing that is clear however is that negative reinforcement is not very effective when it comes to removing stims. Negative reinforcement heightens the anxiety of an individual and makes them more likely to stim, not less. Gavin Bollardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13833941398375568706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-14429966891451587282017-10-30T06:13:14.425+11:002017-10-30T06:13:14.425+11:00I often make weird gutteral noises in my throat. I...I often make weird gutteral noises in my throat. I also hum nonsensical tunes almost nonstop. I tell myself to stop when I think about it, but within a matter of seconds I'm doing it again! I can't stop. It really got to me when I watch a video I took & could hear myself humming on it! Embarrassing! My sister does this humming also. My grandson has these quirky habits too. Does this run in the genes or is this just a habit you pick up? I don't know. Do we all have Asbergers?babbusitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121420504817571080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-89694298788734823772017-10-30T03:43:57.406+11:002017-10-30T03:43:57.406+11:00My son has been recently diagnosed with ASD. He ha...My son has been recently diagnosed with ASD. He has banged his head, "sang" a sort of medicine chant and rocked since he was 7mths old. No one could tell me what this behaviour was! I'm so relieved that he is finding comfort in these movements. I always worried that he was in pain or unwell. All this information is so helpful for us. I even caught myself stimming and started asking questions about my own behaviours!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-61460844364738002492017-08-09T06:51:55.149+10:002017-08-09T06:51:55.149+10:00Hi
My son (7) has recently been diagnosed with asd...Hi<br />My son (7) has recently been diagnosed with asd and we're looking at educating ourselves as not much support so far (only had diagnosis for a coupe of weeks now).<br />I think my son stuns using my hair but could someone with knowledge let me know....<br />Out of nowhere, he will come over to me, sniff my hair or stroke it and often talk to it (often threatening it?!?). It's only for a few seconds but will happen at least 10 times a day if I'm with him. <br />It's getting rather frustrating and he is even now 'talking' to it across a room at timeS which is worrying my husband.<br />Any ideas if this is a stim please? It doesn't happen always when he is upset.<br />As I said - completely new to this so looking for advice.<br />Thank you xnewme-oldmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11935339426864458538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-4560936898919510602017-07-09T04:36:15.451+10:002017-07-09T04:36:15.451+10:00I personally do stimming a lot. This includes comp...I personally do stimming a lot. This includes compulsively shaking my left leg, rocking back and forth (very aggressively), shaking my left ankle, and tapping hand in a certain type of rhythm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-21078483474302506732017-05-22T04:05:05.513+10:002017-05-22T04:05:05.513+10:00Hi :)
I was diagnosed with aspergers at the age of...Hi :)<br />I was diagnosed with aspergers at the age of 22. ( Now I am 30 years old.)<br />During the last days I read about this stimming topic and I never thought I did<br />this. But now I am not sure any more. I mean when I had to answer all those <br />questions during the process of getting diagnosed and learn what it means to have<br />aspergers, I was in doubt because I thought maybe I simulate and I am just awkward but "normal". I kind of tried out if it would calm me down when I rock, although I never noticed myself doing this before. Also I only learned about the stereotype of an asperger. So when I tried some repetitive movements willfully, I did feel calmed but also thought I persuaded myself. <br /><br />But now I know that it is not only leg shaking and rocking I recognized that I seem to have a lot of stimming behaviours. Some are harmless but two of them are a problem.<br />What I did for the last years was pulling skin from my lips, which my husband hates and he tries me to stop by saying I have beautiful lips and I should stop hurting myself. I don't do this because I want to hurt myself. It's not that I could not stop this behavior. I just want to do this and it feels good. There is a bigger problem that is hard to describe for me in English. For a few years now, I often have to tense up the muscular palate. It gives a clicking sound in my ears, like when you have a cold and blow your nose or try ear clearing when you dive. It costs me a lot of concentration not to do this. Some times it happens more and some times less but it never goes away completely since it happened for the first time. When it happens very often, I get a headache and my ears hurt because of the tension. <br /><br />I really don't mind looking awkward or weird to others. So I am fine with things like making a clicking noise by touching the fingernails with the thumbnail in the same order again and again. Skin picking often is less of a problem because I can just play with something else to keep my hands busy. But I am really suffering from this pain in my ears because I can't do anything to cut out this movement of the muscle palate. Is it just an stim or could it be a tic? Can I train it off? I would be happy rocking and bouncing in public if I only got rid of this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-15377542579443662312017-04-25T14:56:14.523+10:002017-04-25T14:56:14.523+10:00this is interesting. i was reading a story and one...this is interesting. i was reading a story and one character is on the spectrum. i was reading his behaviors and it made me think really really hard. like: "Omg i do that". So i started reading all about autism and aspergers. And i realized ive always felt different, and been different than other people. I'm going to get a proper diagnosis soon, but i'm positive i'm on the spectrum. i thought a diagnosis like this would be bad, but its honestly made my whole like make sense.<br /><br />When i was in kindergarten i was extremely dyslexic, clumsy, i couldn't speak correctly. I always walk on my toes cuz i hate how the floor feels. i could eat the same 3-5 meals for the rest of my life. the fan in the bathroom and above the stove drive me INSANE. I have a hard time making and keeping friends. i cant make eye contact unless i know theyre not looking at me.<br /><br />i hate to travel. I replay the same verse of a song over and over and over for hours. I have social anxiety, anxiety, depression. loud places make me anxious. the fabric used to make sweaters drive me crazy. too itchy and scratchy and i generally over heat often. rocking while standing side to side. <br /><br />stims ive out grown but still do sometime are pressing my fingers into my closed eyes to see the colors same with staring at light bulbs. plugging my ears with my fingers and making Zzzzzz sounds. used to bang my head on the wall or couch. the more embarssing stim would be hitting myself in the head with my hand.<br /><br />so glad i found this community. sad i slipped thru the cracks and was never diagnosed though. i could of felt like i belong somewhere soonerXxjoyxXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08775089293797428742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-75738808768293064152017-03-21T23:48:22.223+11:002017-03-21T23:48:22.223+11:00Question. My adopted grandson is hypersensitive to...Question. My adopted grandson is hypersensitive to light, smells, textures, tastes, & sounds. We haven't had him diagnosed or anything but since I've raised one aspy I noticed and changed some of his environment so that things are easier now (he and his mom have lived with us for about 8 months now) as long as we maintain his schedule. My question is this: we've noticed that when it's been about a month since he's seen his dad (dad lives in another state) he starts snapping his fingers all the time. At first it was one hand. Lately it's been both hands. Is this stimming from anxiety? There's nothing we can do but get his dad to fly up to spend a weekend and then after he leaves it subsides for a few weeks. He's 7, BTW. Is there anything else we could do?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14342328254585900782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-40611779365808420642017-03-18T15:45:14.142+11:002017-03-18T15:45:14.142+11:00We can't even talk in car.. Not even whisper. ...We can't even talk in car.. Not even whisper. It hurts my sons ears. It's a sensory issue. It literally HURTS. I have it and so does my son. Pain. Striking pain. Pay attention... PAIN. You have to make others understand that they are causing him pain they can't see. Like dropping a soup can on the top of your foot. Pain. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08068104422334973526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-39963786608047970072017-03-18T15:40:05.975+11:002017-03-18T15:40:05.975+11:00I wasn't sure where to put this. Here goes. I ...I wasn't sure where to put this. Here goes. I have the most severe case of complex tourettes the Dr's have ever witnessed. Painfully so. And Stimming... Hah... Can't even count them... And that's saying a lot because one of my stems is counting things. I even count when I drink my G2 Gatorade. The only drink I drink aside from one cup of coffee in the morning and one cup of tea at night. I have to cut out coffee in morning now because my medication has relieved my tourettes to a minimum. I have ASD. Sensory issues to the max, problems with symmetry, my day from wake to sleep is lived out in pattern. One big ritual. And I don't like it disturbed too much. Stimming. I have yet to read any of my Stimming on any board so you will probably love these gems. I have to touch every sheet before I will purchase because it has to be precisely as soft as I require. Right now I have temperature control, moisture wicking sheets that are super soft. 160$.why...Because I HAVE TO RUN MY FINGERS AND TOES THOUGH THEM. required. It feels good. I do it for hours. I'm doing it now haha. I hold the sheet with some between each finger and each toe and I alternate each hand and foot. Since I can remember. Another, I put my hand to the edge of tables and put paper against edge or also between fingers and slide against skin. This used to drive people nuts at school. I'm 38 now so. Just today I moved my hand towel in kitchen from one place to another for ten minutes. Tomorrow I will be cleaning an entire drawer out to make a place for it. I have been known to fix blankets while kids still under them or on couch. I will make everything perfectly even and straight. Wherever I stand I have to frame what I see out the window. If the view out the window is not balanced and symmetrical... I will move, tilt, stoop, squat... Lol i get extremely melted down if something is broken. I cut my front yard with scissors once because my mower was broke down and I couldnt handle my grass being long. My husband thinks it's hilarious to do things like hang the Christmas lights crooked to mess with me... But I see it as cruel torture and it makes me secretly resent him. I love him... But to me... That's mean and cruel because I can't change these things about myself. He has tried to convince me that things don't need to be perfect. The problem is that I don't require perfection in others, him or my children. But some things make me uncomfortable to a point of melting down. Stimming is NO DIFFERENT than my tourettes... I have to do it. It has to occur. The ocds I have are just like tourettes. They are all neurological. Every single one of them sensory related. Not one of them is an attempt to control him, kids, life, pain, crisis, or prevent anything. Every single stim only differentiates from tourettes in that it feels good, better, relief. My son is autistic... Two of them actually. Thank God I have this because when my son starts dashing through house and hitting or flapping and flapping at the cat. I know exactly at that moment what is happening inside him. I understand every frustrating agitation he has. He is only 4. He has 100s of meltdowns before noon. I mean rainman (smoke detector scene) meltdowns. I know that working out, lifting weights... Can calm it all if done first thing in morning. Significantly. But he's only four. So I'm trying essential oils (lavender) in play dough tomorrow Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08068104422334973526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-72538833847501328352017-03-18T15:08:02.145+11:002017-03-18T15:08:02.145+11:00This is the first time I'm ever writing on any...This is the first time I'm ever writing on any forum about this. This child sounds like a normal young one that maybe isn't getting to burn enough energy. Go to the park or run around before energy builds up. All kids go through a phase where they hate bath time. 4 tantrums HAH! There are tantrums and there are meltdowns. Have you ever seen rainman when the smoke detector went off.. My son has about 100 of those episodes before noon...easy! And it looks exactly like that. Banging head and all. He is autistic. My other son is high functioning Aspergers. At 6 months old we could already see signs. But it didn't become definitive until 3. He had rainman meltdowns if we tried to take his shoes or sweater off. For two years (1-3 yo) we could not take the vacuum out of the middle of the living room. There are tantrums. Funny bored behaviors and then there are MELTDOWNS.my son who is 4,we can't even talk in the car-it hurts his ears. He didn't even know his name or call us mom and dad appropriately at age 4. He wouldn't go on elevators, ride in any car but one... Even when we had to rent a car. It took 3 large men to try to get him in the car together and FAILED... He was too strong and spirited. Nothing you wrote sounds like Aspergers to me. Running around the table 106 times... Eh... Sounds like you should have gone outside to let her burn some energy... Instead of watching her go nuts and counting. The fact that you counted... Hah! Aspergers! Lol. I count when I swallow drinks. I count, group, organize by sensory, size shape color season, etc. 4. Haha. That would be a dream. We have three autistic spirits in this home... And while we are in great company of understanding... It's also a clash of wills. It sounds like you may have a "blended family" issue going on. Sounds also like you have some "feelings" toward your step child that you may not want to admit to and the child probably senses that. Which might continue the behavior. Also as a step mom it's really kind of odd that you are pushing so hard to have his child evaluated over 4 tantrums over small things. It's a young child clearly with a broken family and a step mom who clearly has resentment... Easy to read in your tone. And for the "many others" that see it... They are probably YOUR friends hearing YOU suggest it. Nothing sounds off with this kid... Except for a step mom who might need counseling with husband and child to help ease the blending of the family. Pardon my honesty and Bluntness.. I have Aspergers so I don't really sugar coat things. The truth.... The problem is you.. And that is obvious just in this post you have written alone. Go get evaluated Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08068104422334973526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-29854441561335805422017-03-18T15:00:27.382+11:002017-03-18T15:00:27.382+11:00This is the first time I'm ever writing on any...This is the first time I'm ever writing on any forum about this. This child sounds like a normal young one that maybe isn't getting to burn enough energy. Go to the park or run around before energy builds up. All kids go through a phase where they hate bath time. 4 tantrums HAH! There are tantrums and there are meltdowns. Have you ever seen rainman when the smoke detector went off.. My son has about 100 of those episodes before noon...easy! And it looks exactly like that. Banging head and all. He is autistic. My other son is high functioning Aspergers. At 6 months old we could already see signs. But it didn't become definitive until 3. He had rainman meltdowns if we tried to take his shoes or sweater off. For two years (1-3 yo) we could not take the vacuum out of the middle of the living room. There are tantrums. Funny bored behaviors and then there are MELTDOWNS.my son who is 4,we can't even talk in the car-it hurts his ears. He didn't even know his name or call us mom and dad appropriately at age 4. He wouldn't go on elevators, ride in any car but one... Even when we had to rent a car. It took 3 large men to try to get him in the car together and FAILED... He was too strong and spirited. Nothing you wrote sounds like Aspergers to me. Running around the table 106 times... Eh... Sounds like you should have gone outside to let her burn some energy... Instead of watching her go nuts and counting. The fact that you counted... Hah! Aspergers! Lol. I count when I swallow drinks. I count, group, organize by sensory, size shape color season, etc. 4. Haha. That would be a dream. We have three autistic spirits in this home... And while we are in great company of understanding... It's also a clash of wills. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08068104422334973526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-10103795914799099192017-03-07T18:45:27.416+11:002017-03-07T18:45:27.416+11:00Hi, I'm a young adult with Asperger's synd...Hi, I'm a young adult with Asperger's syndrome and recently heard about stimming.<br /><br />I've been recently noticing the fact that I have been pushing down impulses to do certain things that I think might be stimming? If that's the case that may partially be why my anxiety has been so severe these past few years.<br /><br />Vocally, I get the urge to make noises (akin to purring, cooing, and crow caws as well as a few others) when in social situations where I'm having a hard time keeping up with the conversation. I've been able to do the "purring" quietly enough so that no one can hear it. I do feel more relaxed when I do it. I also used to have dermatophage (biting/tearing the skin around my fingers rather than the nails) and have had that for years; I almost always start doing it unconsciously. I wasn't sure if that would be stimming? I have subtly rocked before, and I have noticed that when I'm extremely happy/excited I get this burning urge to hop up and down and flap my hands (I don't let myself but that one really burns I want to do it so bad sometimes). My Aunt (who pretty much raised me) also used to point out that I make weird "noises" while I eat (I don't think I do anymore though). <br /><br />I did within the last year or so get a toy for my anxiety to stop the finger-biting; it's a soft squishy rabbit (those kind filled with sand) that I hold in both hands and turn repetitively in an inward circle motion.<br /><br />Lol sorry that's a lot - I'm just more curious now about my behaviors and trying to let myself be okay with them. I only went to therapy for a year after I was diagnosed and that was years ago so I'm sort of at a loss as to why I do what I do. <br /><br />(Also I apologize if this message is completely incoherent as I was about to go to bed.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06600586435501415276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-16223226477371117772017-02-05T04:42:49.552+11:002017-02-05T04:42:49.552+11:00My 5 year old sits titghtens her legs and scoots h...My 5 year old sits titghtens her legs and scoots her bottom back and forth with a stare. Shes autistic and delay in speech. Is this a form of stemming.Lovemykids0077https://www.blogger.com/profile/02769119221085033783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-51890916409951252522017-01-29T06:10:21.783+11:002017-01-29T06:10:21.783+11:00I do this too, so reassuring to hear someone else ...I do this too, so reassuring to hear someone else does it. I also rock, roll my bottom lip between my fingers fidget my feet, pull my hair and sometimes if I nod my head for some reason, like to agree with someone, I can't stop my head from nodding for ages afterwards which can be really embarrassing when I realise. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17368376262686587335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-17908558441158854442016-09-18T05:12:16.913+10:002016-09-18T05:12:16.913+10:00I'm not sure whether my last comment was sent ...I'm not sure whether my last comment was sent to the moderator or not, so I'm sending another just in case. I just messaged Gavin, but I thought the community might be able to help as well. Here's the message I sent to Gavin.<br /><br />I'm wondering if you might be able to help me understand myself better. For as long as I can remember, I have done what I'm fairly certain is stimming. Whenever I get too excited, or when my thoughts get carried away in an imagined scenario, I will lose control of my hands and face for a short while. I'll begin wringing my hands or rubbing my fingers against my palms, or maybe just tapping them quickly against my thumb, and I'll open my mouth and tilt my head and move my facial muscles a bunch without meaning to do so. While this is happening, my brain is going on overdrive. I'll be in whatever scenario I was imagining, not in reality. It feels incredible—honestly, it's comparable to the feeling of being on LSD.<br /><br />When I was a child, my father took me to several doctors and specialists, but nobody ever had any answers. A neurologist attached electrodes to my head, but I couldn't make myself do my "thing" (as my parents called it when I was growing up), so they could never figure out what was going on. Everybody told us I would grow out of it. I'm nineteen years old now, and I haven't.<br /><br />We always thought they were something like miniature seizures that I could stop. We thought this because my mom has grand mal epilepsy and she may have been on an experimental drug for that epilepsy while she was pregnant with me. I'm not so sure anymore. When I came to college, I met a dude with either autism or aspergers I'm not entirely sure, who does the exact same thing I do. I became friends with him, not just to get information, but because he's a cool dude, and eventually I asked him what he thinks it is. He said it was caused by overstimulation. After hearing him say that, I began researching autism and aspergers. I don't think I have either, but I'm also not an expert. I used to have a lot of trouble fitting in at school, but I think a lot of that came from having a terrible home life. I've learned how to make friends, and now I'd even say I'm popular—something I never thought I'd be. I'm not obsessed about any one thing. In fact, I find that I'm too interested in too many things. Basically, the only symptom I show is what I think is stimming. It's not just like biting my nails or something, though. My mind is on fire when it happens, and I'm slightly exhausted when it's over.<br /><br />I don't want or need to stop doing it. I do, however, have an intense desire to figure out what is going on. While I doubt that I have aspergers, I can't really be certain. Do you know of anything else that could cause what I've described to you? Or do you think I should see a therapist who specializes in aspergers?<br /><br />Thank you very much for your time and consideration,<br /><br />JohnnyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12070023568026717363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-58866231717141347482016-09-18T05:10:13.432+10:002016-09-18T05:10:13.432+10:00I already sent a message to Gavin, but I figure th...I already sent a message to Gavin, but I figure the community might be able to help me as well. This is the word for word message I sent to Gavin.<br /><br />I'm wondering if you might be able to help me understand myself better. For as long as I can remember, I have done what I'm fairly certain is stimming. Whenever I get too excited, or when my thoughts get carried away in an imagined scenario, I will lose control of my hands and face for a short while. I'll begin wringing my hands or rubbing my fingers against my palms, or maybe just tapping them quickly against my thumb, and I'll open my mouth and tilt my head and move my facial muscles a bunch without meaning to do so. While this is happening, my brain is going on overdrive. I'll be in whatever scenario I was imagining, not in reality. It feels incredible—honestly, it's comparable to the feeling of being on LSD.<br /><br />When I was a child, my father took me to several doctors and specialists, but nobody ever had any answers. A neurologist attached electrodes to my head, but I couldn't make myself do my "thing" (as my parents called it when I was growing up), so they could never figure out what was going on. Everybody told us I would grow out of it. I'm nineteen years old now, and I haven't.<br /><br />We always thought they were something like miniature seizures that I could stop. We thought this because my mom has grand mal epilepsy and she may have been on an experimental drug for that epilepsy while she was pregnant with me. I'm not so sure anymore. When I came to college, I met a dude with either autism or aspergers I'm not entirely sure, who does the exact same thing I do. I became friends with him, not just to get information, but because he's a cool dude, and eventually I asked him what he thinks it is. He said it was caused by overstimulation. After hearing him say that, I began researching autism and aspergers. I don't think I have either, but I'm also not an expert. I used to have a lot of trouble fitting in at school, but I think a lot of that came from having a terrible home life. I've learned how to make friends, and now I'd even say I'm popular—something I never thought I'd be. I'm not obsessed about any one thing. In fact, I find that I'm too interested in too many things. Basically, the only symptom I show is what I think is stimming. It's not just like biting my nails or something, though. My mind is on fire when it happens, and I'm slightly exhausted when it's over.<br /><br />I don't want or need to stop doing it. I do, however, have an intense desire to figure out what is going on. While I doubt that I have aspergers, I can't really be certain. Do you know of anything else that could cause what I've described to you? Or do you think I should see a therapist who specializes in aspergers?<br /><br />Thank you very much for your time and consideration,<br /><br />JohnnyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12070023568026717363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-73085597107821204162016-09-12T06:32:15.462+10:002016-09-12T06:32:15.462+10:00Hi I am a 27 year old and have aspergers. I was wo...Hi I am a 27 year old and have aspergers. I was wondering do you have any suggestion for "stimming" which means stimulation, in a good way. I am understimulated all the time(my psychiatrist says I am like that) and i have to take a high amount of omega 3 supplements every day(this increases stimulation in its own way) to function better(especially socially).<br />It seems sound is very stimulating to me,(from music especially that i enjoy) but i can overdo it, especially if i sing the lyrics out loud or so which increases the stimulation i get. <br />Basicly im wondering do you have any ideas of a way to increase/decrease stimulation for someone with aspergers, that usally works with most people. I am high functioning to a level that its hard to even know I have aspergers to begin with, but that is thanks to my omegas and certain anti depressant medication(to lower anxiety and so on) so i am always decently stimulated. So, what can i further do to improve the balance of my stimulation?(or at least know more tricks/tips how to increase or decrease it.)<br />Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14563574848287987937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-57037861881298162922016-09-02T09:52:02.476+10:002016-09-02T09:52:02.476+10:00My son Bailey is 4 an does the same thing he'l...My son Bailey is 4 an does the same thing he'll walk around with his hands in his pants squeezing his penis he's always red in the face when he's doing this to thank god he doesn't do this in public thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06184477281381484971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-25941674186876862082016-08-11T03:55:20.288+10:002016-08-11T03:55:20.288+10:00Hi my son is 4 an masterbates as a form of stiming...Hi my son is 4 an masterbates as a form of stiming how do I get my family to realise it's somthing he can't control his doctor said it is somthing he will never grow out of I can't even take him around other family members they say oh your just letting him do this you don't care an that's not the case at all an I was just wondering if anyone has any advice would be greatly appreciated thank you<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06184477281381484971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-42364970741032185922016-07-08T15:28:35.023+10:002016-07-08T15:28:35.023+10:00Hi, I have no idea about Aspergers, but ever since...Hi, I have no idea about Aspergers, but ever since I can remember I have had this thing where I have to press against my finger and toes and sometimes I do it without knowing and other times it over takes my thoughts and its all I can think about. This has been happening now for about 18 years. I really don't know if this has anything to do with Aspergers but when ever i google it it takes me to these sites and i really cant find an answer anywhere. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-24875084202168644242016-07-03T07:35:07.719+10:002016-07-03T07:35:07.719+10:00Hi Anonymous,
At 17 months, your son is clearly ...Hi Anonymous, <br /><br />At 17 months, your son is clearly language-delayed. So, if nothing else, you need to be working on this, probably with a speech therapist. If you don't already have a paediatrician, you need to see one. <br /><br />You should get his hearing tested, just for good measure in case it's a range thing but it sounds like his hearing is okay. He may not have made the connection between you calling his name and him having to look at you.<br /><br />Pretty much all of the behaviours you've described are pointers to autism but it's fairly uncommon to be diagnosed as young as 18 months.<br /><br />There's no doubt that it's a scary experience for any new parent but you need to deal with your self and your son (in that order).<br /><br />This means that you need to reassure yourself that your son was born safely, lots of kids aren't, that he is in a place where he can be helped and that you're doing some pretty good "mothering" by noticing it early and talking to people. <br /><br />The two most critical things for your son at this stage is a paediatrician and language. If your son is clearly struggling with words, you might want to try getting him to communicate with pictures. Hopefully your paediatrician can recommend some exercises and/or contacts.Gavin Bollardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13833941398375568706noreply@blogger.com