As a synopsis explains: “The curiosity of this camera discovers a relay of subjects who stray through the world, revealing environments often hostile to autistic experience, such as a hectic workplace ...

Stimming, in all its forms, reflects our shared need for grounding, an expression of the connection between body and mind. Self-stimulatory behaviors are often associated with autism, but in truth, ...

Stimming, also known as self-stimulating behavior, refers to a wide range of repetitive sounds, movements, and behaviors. People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), or autism, use these actions to ...

Jessi Brown said she never wants to stop her kids from being who they are. One mom is making it her mission to champion her kids with autism by sharing and not suppressing their stimming behaviors.

Tapping a pen, shaking a leg, twirling hair—we have all been in a classroom, meeting, or a public place where we find ourselves or someone else engaging in repetitive behavior—a type of ...

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 ...

People with autism often face a stigma for stimming — a repetitive behavior to regulate emotions that can sometimes look like someone flapping their hands or wiggling their fingers. The children’s ...

My son and I were having a magical day at the Renaissance Faire after what had seemed like an endless Los Angeles winter, which in most years is an oxymoron. It was the kind of day when your autistic ...

Aimee Grant receives funding from receives funding from UKRI, the Wellcome Trust and the Morgan Advanced Studies Institute. She is a non-executive director of Disability Wales. Stimming – short for ...