An expert has shared five different stimming behaviours often seen in people with autism. Conor McDonagh is the owner and director of Caerus Therapies, which offers autism assessments and support. He ...

Stimming – short for “self-stimulatory behaviour” – is a form of self-soothing commonly seen in autistic people. It can involve repetitive movements, sounds, or actions and is commonly regarded in ...

You probably already know that April is Autism Awareness Month. This is because autism is the developmental disability of our time. It’s rapid rise to an occurrence of 1 in 68 has made it an epidemic.

The word “stimming” refers to “self-stimulating behaviour,” one of the diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder. When laypeople think of autistic stimming behaviours, they tend to think of ...

Stimming is short for self-stimulation. It means doing the same movement, sound, or action again and again. Many people stim. You might tap your pen, bounce your knee, or twirl your hair. Many parents ...

There is a slang word that people in the autism community use to describe the noises and movements they sometimes make to feel calmer. It also covers habits such as nail-biting. It's stimming, short ...

One of the biggest issues in any marginalized community is assimilation: How much should the marginalized change their behavior to fit the majority vs. how much should they fight for the majority to ...