Stimming, the Glossary
Self-stimulatory behavior, also known as "stimming" and self-stimulation, is the repetition of physical movements, sounds, words, moving objects, or other behaviors.[1]
Table of Contents
31 relations: American Psychiatric Association, Anxiety, ASMR, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Autism, Autism in Adulthood, Autistic masking, Balance (ability), BBC, Bruxism, Developmental disability, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Dotdash Meredith, Echolalia, Excoriation disorder, Fidget spinner, Fidgeting, Health Central, Hug machine, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Medical News Today, Nail biting, Neurodiversity, Proprioception, Self-harm, Sensory processing disorder, Simons Foundation, Snoezelen, Stereotypy, Toe walking, Vestibular system.
- Autism
- Disability
American Psychiatric Association
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is the main professional organization of psychiatrists and trainee psychiatrists in the United States, and the largest psychiatric organization in the world.
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Anxiety
Anxiety is an emotion which is characterised by an unpleasant state of inner turmoil and includes feelings of dread over anticipated events.
ASMR
An autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR)Marsden, Rhodri (20 July 2012),, The Independent.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by executive dysfunction occasioning symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity and emotional dysregulation that are excessive and pervasive, impairing in multiple contexts, and otherwise age-inappropriate.
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Autism
Autism, also called autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or autism spectrum condition (ASC), is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by symptoms of deficient reciprocal social communication and the presence of restricted, repetitive and inflexible patterns of behavior that are impairing in multiple contexts and excessive or atypical to be developmentally and socioculturally inappropriate.
Autism in Adulthood
Autism in Adulthood is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering research across a range of disciplines on all aspects of autism spectrum disorders in adults.
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Autistic masking
Autistic masking, also referred to as camouflaging or neurodivergent masking, is the conscious or subconscious suppression of autistic behaviors and compensation of difficulties in social interaction by autistic people with the goal of being perceived as neurotypical. Stimming and autistic masking are autism.
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Balance (ability)
Balance in biomechanics, is an ability to maintain the line of gravity (vertical line from centre of mass) of a body within the base of support with minimal postural sway.
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BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.
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Bruxism
Bruxism is excessive teeth grinding or jaw clenching.
Developmental disability
Developmental disability is a diverse group of chronic conditions, comprising mental or physical impairments that arise before adulthood.
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM; latest edition: DSM-5-TR, published in March 2022) is a publication by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) for the classification of mental disorders using a common language and standard criteria.
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Dotdash Meredith
Dotdash Meredith (formerly The Mining Company, About.com and Dotdash) is an American digital media company based in New York City.
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Echolalia
Echolalia is the unsolicited repetition of vocalizations made by another person (when repeated by the same person, it is called palilalia). Stimming and Echolalia are autism and symptoms and signs of mental disorders.
Excoriation disorder
Excoriation disorder, more commonly known as dermatillomania, is a mental disorder on the obsessive–compulsive spectrum that is characterized by the repeated urge or impulse to pick at one's own skin, to the extent that either psychological or physical damage is caused.
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Fidget spinner
A fidget spinner is a toy that consists of a ball bearing in the center of a multi-lobed (typically three-lobed) flat structure made from metal or plastic with metal weights in the lobes, designed to spin around its central axis.
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Fidgeting
Fidgeting is the act of moving about restlessly in a way that is not (socially recognized as) essential to ongoing tasks or events. Stimming and Fidgeting are symptoms and signs of mental disorders.
Health Central
Health Central is a 171-bed hospital in Ocoee, Florida.
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Hug machine
A hug machine, also known as a hug box, a squeeze machine, or a squeeze box, is a therapeutic device designed to calm hypersensitive persons, usually individuals with autism spectrum disorders.
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (JKP) is a multinational publishing house headquartered in London.
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Medical News Today
Medical News Today is a web-based outlet for medical information and news, targeted at both the general public and physicians.
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Nail biting
Nail biting, also known as onychophagy or onychophagia, is an oral compulsive and unhygienic habit of biting one's fingernails.
Neurodiversity
Neurodiversity is a framework for understanding human brain function that recognizes the diversity within sensory processing, motor abilities, social comfort, cognition, and focus as neurobiological differences.
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Proprioception
Proprioception is the sense of self-movement, force, and body position.
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Self-harm
Self-harm is intentional conduct that is considered harmful to oneself. Stimming and Self-harm are symptoms and signs of mental disorders.
Sensory processing disorder
Sensory processing disorder (SPD, formerly known as sensory integration dysfunction) is a condition in which multisensory input is not adequately processed in order to provide appropriate responses to the demands of the environment. Stimming and sensory processing disorder are autism.
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Simons Foundation
The Simons Foundation is an American private foundation established in 1994 by Marilyn and Jim Simons with offices in New York City.
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Snoezelen
Snoezelen or controlled multisensory environment (MSE) is a therapy for people with autism and other developmental disabilities, dementia or brain injury.
Stereotypy
A stereotypy is a repetitive or ritualistic movement, posture, or utterance. Stimming and stereotypy are symptoms and signs of mental disorders.
Toe walking
Toe walking is a term describing a type of walking style.
Vestibular system
The vestibular system, in vertebrates, is a sensory system that creates the sense of balance and spatial orientation for the purpose of coordinating movement with balance.
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See also
Autism
- ADNP syndrome
- Asperger syndrome
- Autism and memory
- Autism in Brazil
- Autism in China
- Autism in France
- Autistic burnout
- Autistic catatonia
- Autistic masking
- Autistic meltdown
- Caetextia
- Causes of autism
- Classic autism
- Conditions comorbid to autism spectrum disorders
- Controversies in autism
- Critical autism studies
- Diagnosis of autism
- Diagnostic substitution
- Echolalia
- Employment for people with autism
- Epidemiology of autism
- Equine-assisted therapy on autistic people
- History of autism
- Hypercalculia
- Hyperfocus
- Hyperlexia
- Joint attention
- Mind-blindness
- Monotropism
- Nonverbal autism
- Outline of autism
- Pathological demand avoidance
- Pathophysiology of autism
- Point of subjective simultaneity
- Prognosis of autism
- Pronoun reversal
- Sensory friendly
- Sensory processing disorder
- Sex and gender differences in autism
- Social (pragmatic) communication disorder
- Sociological and cultural aspects of autism
- Stilted speech
- Stimming
- Treatment of autism
- Weak central coherence theory
Disability
- Accessibility
- Alagille syndrome
- Congenital rubella syndrome
- Conscription of people with disabilities
- Direct support professional
- Disability
- Disability abuse
- Disability and poverty
- Disability and religion
- Disability and sexuality
- Disability benefits
- Disability culture
- Disability etiquette
- Disability insurance
- Disability pretender
- Disability pride
- Disability rights
- Disability studies
- Family support
- Functional behavior assessment
- Future planning for disability care
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with disabilities
- Impairment rating
- International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health
- Mate crime
- Medical model of disability
- Mental health
- Mental health in education
- Myopia
- Old age
- Parasports
- Parents with disabilities
- People with disabilities
- Physical disability
- Reye syndrome
- Scheuern Foundation
- Social model of disability
- Social role valorization
- Special education
- Special needs dentistry
- Spinal Cord Independence Measure
- Spoon theory
- Stimming
- Supported living
- Violence against disabled people
- Violence against people with disabilities
- Vocational rehabilitation
- Youth and disability
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stimming
Also known as Hand flapping, Self-stimulation, Self-stimulatory behavior, Stim (behavior), Stim (behaviour).