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02 Apr 2008, 1:05 pm

I think the difference between a stim and a tic is i think tic's aren't controllable. You can learn to control a stim, by replacing it with a different one, cognitively suppressing it, that kind of stuff. A tic is uncontrollable, you can't to the aforementioned things to change it.

Again I'm not 100% sure. Someone like Age1600 or Tourettebassist( who have Tourette's) might know for sure the difference.,

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02 Apr 2008, 1:36 pm

I find that I stim most when I have to be perfectly (physically) still. Sometimes this is a problem, as when trying to be un-noticed. Since my stim-of-choice involves only fingers, this is not too much of a problem, usually.

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02 Apr 2008, 2:16 pm

pat666rick wrote:

I didn't know what a stim was either until about a month ago. Stim = self stimulation. It can be anything that an autistic/aspergers person does to self stimulate himself. For example, as a kid I used to jump, make hand movements, and sometimes rock while concentrating on things. These are some of the more common "stims" you hear about.

Masturbating....

JohKnip
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02 Apr 2008, 4:55 pm

im the OP so i thought id say what my stim is now that i know what it is
i my leg shakes alot when im sitting
i doodle alot
and sometimes i chew on the top front part of my shirt

its a cotton ball KILL IT :twisted:

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