What Stimming can Look Like #adhdproblems #adhdrelief #autism #stimming

I have a specific stimm that I have since I was like 3 or 4, and I still do it because it calms me down a lot, that is “massage” some types of fabric, especially my pajama shorts lol. The ones in the video, I do singing and fidgeting things (I am almost making a fidget toy out of lock nuts)

I'm kind of embarrassed of it, but I almost always sing outside while listening to music (hopefully not too loud). I stop in public transport and inside but sometimes I lipsync or just tap my fingers on something to the rhythm
But I just can't imagine walking by myself not singing
I'm not diagnosed, but I suspect ADHD

A stim I’ve been doing lately is going brrrrp! Yknow that thing where you kinda buzz your lips? That. It’s so fun. bonus for funny noise :]

Oh my God. It's me. I get words stuck in my head, and lately I've been stimming by saying "Populus deltoides" (Eastern cottonwood) over and over. I'm a botanist, and I often say scientific names aloud as a verbal stim :)

Singing in general is kind of a stim for me, if there's music that i know im going to sing whether i like it or not. Being sick sucks bc i have to hold myself back. If i don't know the words I'll dance or groove to the music

I wish I could meet someone like you

Im most likely on the autism spectrum. I do some stuff ive seen online. I Fidget with basically anything i can get my hands on

Wait a second! Does pulling leaves off branches and tearing them apart as you walk along a side walk count as stimming? 😱

My brothers would be constantly mad at me for repeating the same verse in a song over and over again. Now i know why. Lol

Lol omg yeah I am definitely guilty of touching everything I can and singing while I'm overstimulated. And then when I'm understimualted I want to do the spanky things. Oof

Lol I'm stuck in a loop where I can only sing Ohio is for lovers or dear Maria count me in

what song is that? not the one they're singing, the one in the background while they are hitting the leaves

I wish I didn't, I get so pissed off at myself when I do these but it's kinda just an impulse that takes over. Sometimes you do it before you even realise if you're not being extra conscious of yourself.

The more I watch your vids, the more I catch myself saying "bruh that's me," I probably should get evaluated or something 🤔 Also, I spank things randomly too and just thought I was just a weird individual 😂 I mean I'm still weird, but I love being weird🥰

oh, so thats why my adhd brother is constantly singing a song of some kind, that makes a lot more sense now!

I masked so much in my teens and twenties that now that I am in my thirties it took losing my job and have a nervous breakdown to realize that I was AuDHD. Seeing you at I’m reminds me that I don’t need to mask anymore and helps with the anxiety for what other people will think of me

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I can relate to all of these actually. I don't sing out loud anymore but songs play on repeat in my head (I used to belt the same song all day long). if you give me paper, even to this day, I will turn it into soft mush just by rolling it till someone takes it from me to throw away. I still twirl my hair all the time but not as much as I used to. spanking things? that one I can't relate to 😂

I meow. A lot. I just say the word “ Meow” a LOT especially when I’m driving

What's that magnet straw looking figit? It looks like fun but also not super loud

I don't have a diagnosis but I do a lot of these things. Today I was pretty over stimulated (idk if I can say that without a diagnosis but that's how I felt) and I kept singing bet on it from highschool musical bc slay and I scratch or hit my thighs. It doesn't hurt that bad tho. On days like this I do the bare minimum at school, have earphones in of the song I was constantly thinking about our my favourite song and draw on my tablet when I wasn't doing work. Just basically do my best to not cry the whole day. I only cried once today bc people kept telling me to shut up while I was explaining something. Having a diagnosis for anything would help explain this to teachers and people who get frustrated with me and myself when I won't act how I need to. Your videos help me a lot thank you <3

I repeat songs all the time. I never knew it was stimming until recently. I also quote a lot of movie quotes.

today in the shower i kept singing “ONION BOYYYYYYY” and my gf was like WTH IS ONION BOY

i spank everythingggggg

I do the songs, hair twirling, and hand flapping a lot! As well as just repeating words that I’ve heard generally.

I need to know what fidget toy u were using is called

Yes this is so true ❣️ if I don't sing, I hum for hours on end. It's nice to see how other audhders manage

I love just like tensing my hands. Like stretching out my fingers so theyre really strained or maybe bending my fingers back

Omg. I have to allow myself to do these things. Otherwise i was diagnosed in my mid twenties, and my parents were in social circles as a kid, well my dad, but I had to act properly around people, I just parroted what I thought was right, and when I got older, I did what my friends around me did, and kept masking and learning behavior. Only a couple friends know how "weird" I am, even I think I am, because I let myself feel my impulses and it allows me to regulate and be around them longer and be happy in their company.

I’m not sure if my constant singing a song in my head is an ear worm, my (diagnosed) ocd, or stimming. 🤦🏽‍♀️ All three?

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I have a sibling on the spectrum and lately I’ve been worried that I might have undiagnosed autism. I hate loud noises and get really agitate when they’re involved, I have quite a few nervous ticks and fidgets that I’ve started to catch myself trying to mask (like letting myself do weird facial movements while I’m alone only) I wear rings because it’s a fidget I can use that no one notices and I have this ringing in my ears very often. I’m always really nervous before social situations and really hate large parties. Am I autistic or just weird? I’ve been really scared because I feel like I can’t tell anyone because they’ll think differently of me. Also I’m female so there’s a higher chance I could have been masking this up until now. What do you think I should do?

Well I learn something new about stimming and myself today. Ps my current song is OMG by New Jeans, it’s an ear worm, so you’ve been warned.

I'm AuDHD and I'm singing all the fucking time lol because it's the stim I got away with the most, didn't have to mask as much

I do all of these, probably not the first actually I don’t like singing out loud but I will have songs in my head and then I’ll have to listen to them later

Oh my god the cat smack is STIMMING?!?! i just assumed i was an asshole to pillows lmao

Oh man, I’ll have like one or a couple phrases on repeat for like three days straight or I’ll just keep repeating this one word over and over in different ways or saying it in a funny way and making myself chuckle. Problem is with the word thing, it’s usually from other people saying it weird and my bf sometimes says English words strangely because it’s his third language and I have to be careful to make sure he doesn’t think I’m making fun of his pronunciation. But yeah, felt.

Bro… I might be fucked💀

Putting my mose against random plants outside while walking

I sing songs over and over!

Okay maybe i’m naive, but doesn’t everybody stim? Like i don’t think i have adhd or something but i find myself stimming quite often.

Do you ever repeat a word until it doesn't make sense anymore?

I keep singing where is my mind by the pixies 😂 thats one of my stims😀

not me constantly fidgeting with my hair at all times

why does watching your videos make me feel better?

Everyone gets nice lines from song for their stims... I get Taylor swifts sexy baby's.

Singing is a stim of mine. I'm neurotypical but I relate so much to this

Oh my gosh I do alllll these things! I didn’t know it was stimming

I had that same line in my head over and over and over at work the other day. I could not stop.

I do all of these