My kid's vocal stimming is off the charts lately. When we're out of the house we shush him a little bit (he's a bit more flappy out of the house), but at home we just let him go crazy with the sounds and jumping. He already has some (small) notion that he needs to be quieter when in public, so I figure at some point he'll just get it all out at home, and mostly manage during the day. One can hope!

Anonymous wrote:they do but they do prongress to new things

+1 Stims relieve anxiety. If one is suppressed, another will replace it. Choose wisely..

Why? It's who they are. No need to make them be still and conform.

We have taught our DD that stimming is for the privacy of her home, because she is able to control it at school, and needs to because it's distracting to her classmates. She also uderstands more about cause and affect now that she is eight, and can see that it affects her socially, in that other kids withdraw from her. She very much wants to have friends, and this also motivates her to control the stimming in public. We allow her to let loose at home with us.

Anonymous wrote:A fair number of asperger people still have them as adults. They just find something more socially acceptable to do -- twirling a pen or something like that. Bill Gates still rocks back and forth.

My 50 something DH twirls pens, rubber bands, etc. His 80 something yr old father only fiddled with corks and rubber bands.

Our 7 yr old use to finger posture but has gone on to vocalizations, ummmmm, ummmmmm, ummmmms.... but only when playing video games.

A fair number of asperger people still have them as adults. They just find something more socially acceptable to do -- twirling a pen or something like that. Bill Gates still rocks back and forth.

they do but they do prongress to new things

My 5 year old with HFA has a stim where he brings his hand to his face. It has gotten worse. Anyone experienced this? Did it go away? What helped?