Autism and Stimming

September 28, 2017October 8, 2017 kimkaplan0

People with autism often stim. Stimming is short for self-stimulatory behavior. It’s also known as stereotypical behavior or stereotypy.

But, what is it?

Typical people engage in stimming all the time, but why is it so common for people with autism to engage in stimming?

And, should parents of a child with autism allow stimming behaviors? Are all stims bad?

Here is an article that explains stimming, what is recommended for stimming behaviors, and how to deal with self-injurious stims.

http://blog.theautismsite.com/about-stimming-know/

kimkaplan

As Kim and her husband cared for their son with autism, Kim was led back into writing. She wrote about her son's journey with autism which includes her son's struggles, the parental learning curve, their good fortunes...and a myriad of missteps. The resulting book "A Parents' Guide to Early Autism Intervention" has helped many parents with young children on the autism spectrum. She followed that book with another autism-related book, "Two Years of Autism Blogs Featured on ModernMom.com." Kim continues to be active in the autism world. She blogs weekly for Modernmom.com as well as her own website. Her screenplay writing has blossomed with the addition of many autistic characters. She was featured on Shannon Penrod's show, "Autism Live." She volunteers and attends conferences as well as helps parents whenever she can.