Have my #ActuallyAutistic comrades ever been told or conditioned not to stim? I don’t mean dangerous stims like self harm, but the more common day to day ones like fidgeting, singing, etc.
@Phoenixrisen82 @theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic @actuallyautistics My mother would very sharply tell me to "stop making that noise" that I hadn't even been aware I was making.
My dad was better, much more calmly stopping only stims that has harm potential. But it was the 50s & 60s. We were both undiagnosed autistics, & understood each other, but not why other people were so different.
@liscarey @Phoenixrisen82 @theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic @actuallyautistics
My mother, too, along with "*stop* *fidgeting*!".
As an adult, and with a parrot who loves weird noises, I gave myself permission to make all the weird noises I want, when I'm at home. The first step on the road to making myself finally completely comfortable in at least one spot in the world.
