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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

  1. 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.

  2. Autism
  3. 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.

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ASMR

An autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR)Marsden, Rhodri (20 July 2012),, The Independent.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Stereotypy

A stereotypy is a repetitive or ritualistic movement, posture, or utterance. Stimming and stereotypy are symptoms and signs of mental disorders.

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Toe walking

Toe walking is a term describing a type of walking style.

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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

Disability

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stimming

Also known as Hand flapping, Self-stimulation, Self-stimulatory behavior, Stim (behavior), Stim (behaviour).