From the course: Autism in the Workplace
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Autism traits: Part 2
- In the previous video, we talked about a few common autistic traits. Let's talk about some more, starting with stimming. Stimming is short for self-stimulatory behavior and refers to repetitive body movements, vocal tones, or the use of a sensory fidget toy. Stimming is generally an unconscious action done solely to stimulate one senses, or as an outcome of being under or overstimulated. When I'm happy, I get very excited, my voice changes and I may bounce or flap my hands. When I'm in the lovely flow of hyperfocus, I may rock or sway as I work like this. When in the zone, I often experience pleasure, and a stim can be the outward manifestation of my joy in concentration. As a late diagnosed autistic woman, I learned to hide many of my stims in public, especially vocal ones as a way to fit in. But I have various vocal stims that come out when I'm in the comfort of understanding friends. In the workplace, the presence of…
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