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- verb Present participle of
stim .
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Examples
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These children are so overwhelmed by sensory stimuli such as hyper-acute hearing or smelling or light sensitivity that they try to maintain control by engaging in "stimming" - self-soothing, repetitive, physical movements like rocking, twirling, or turning light switches on and off.
unknown title 2009
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These children are so overwhelmed by sensory stimuli such as hyper-acute hearing or smelling or light sensitivity that they try to maintain control by engaging in "stimming" - self-soothing, repetitive, physical movements like rocking, twirling, or turning light switches on and off.
unknown title 2009
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Factor did not see Max "stimming" as I was reporting, meant that he didn't truly stimm.
Archive 2009-05-01 Kat 2009
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Repetitive actions, known as "stimming", can help him to regain control.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Repetitive actions, known as "stimming", can help him to regain control.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Would I have the stones to recognize the one time that outside judgement missed some inner driven potential that only needed self-stimming to bear fruit.
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His knuckles are scraped raw, and he is stimming like crazy—his hand twitching at his side like a small animal, his entire body bouncing on his toes.
HOUSE RULES JODI PICOULT 2010
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When he cheats, like he did at Christmas, I can see him slipping backward—stimming or having meltdowns.
HOUSE RULES JODI PICOULT 2010
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He is not stimming or withdrawn or exhibiting any of the other hallmarks of behavior that flag the fact something is upsetting him.
HOUSE RULES JODI PICOULT 2010
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Jay still requires almost full assistance with his daily living skills, is still not toilet-trained, and still spends most of his time stimming shaking objects and making loud sounds.
Rambles at starchamber.com » Blog Archive » Fundraising for autism research 2009
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Compulsive repetition is familiar to many neurodivergent people, manifesting sometimes as physical movements (stimming), and sometimes as reiterated words.
Olfactory Overload: Knowing the Neurodivergent Nose Eva Surawy-Stepney 2023
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