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Stim toys are not a tool for autistic people to make stims less annoying for neurotypicals. I'm tired of my teachers coming to tell me to grab my stress ball as soon as I move an arm or a leg. I need to make large movements and these stims cannot be replaced by more discreet ones. Stim toys are undoubtedly useful for some autistic people but not for all, and they are not made for the comfort of neurotypicals.
Stimming doesn’t always = distressed. Bodily stims doesn’t always means need fidget toys.
Some days want rock and hand flap and vocal stims. Some says want tangle or fidget spinner or sensory slug.
Yes body stims can = shutdown, near meltdown. But doesn’t always. Can mean want to, or under stimulated, or need regulate.
Don’t always need stop or suppress bodily stims, personally find more helpful then fidget toys and know many that feel same way.
They (fidgets) amazing especially if need hide stims. But many don’t need want able to. Instead trying normalize fidgets for stims, understand bodily stims okay and real thing and not always need be stopped.
Yesterday I decided to crochet a stim toy for my friend who kept borrowing mine, since I don't have money to buy one like that I went searching and found a perfect pattern on youtube
It's beginner friendly and so relaxing to make since you don't really have to count or anything, just have fun!
It's beginning to be my favorite stim toy since it's so quiet
I know that everyone stims, but I wanted to get a sample size from autistic people specifically. Also, I know there are non-vestibular stims involving other senses (such as hearing or sight) but I'm just talking about vestibular (movement) stims right now.