What is your favorite method of stimming?

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Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish • 11 months ago

Mine are:

Turning the spark wheel on a lighter in my pocket
Biting a finger

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me, a person who’s recently begun to suspect i might be autistic:

óoooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

yep.

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