How do you stim?

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I tap my pinky and thumb of my right hand back and forth onto the top of my left hand.

I rock some times but only when Im alone.

I flap my hands alot but usally when Im really happy.

I rock. I flap. I tap my lips and rock at the same time. I have this necklace with a stone on it that I can fidget with - rubbing it over and over, or twirling it, or getting mesmerized by it. I shake my head back and forth.

Pretty much anything that has a rhythm I do.

Picking and scratching at my cuticles and toes. When I become stressed or very overstimulated, I rub and press on my eyes. I didn't even realize I pressed my eyes until after I took the Aspie quiz. I even answered a 0 to that question. Then, later in the evening when my husband and kids were all asking me questions at once, I realized I had taken my glasses off and was pressing on my eyes.

Bite and peel skin on my bottom lip, pick at any bumps, zits, bug bites, sores...and I peel fingernails. Oh, and I pull the back of my hair.

I do that too, it's nice to know that I am not the only one who does.

I also

-Wring my hands
-Touch my face and hair
-Fiddle with my clothes
-Rock (only in private)
-Bite my lip.
-Bite my fingers.

When I was younger I used to pull my hair out, but only if I was very anxious.

My main stims are picking at my skin, tapping my feet (sometimes in complex rhythms) and pacing. If I happen to be holding a pen or screwdriver I'll keep spinning it between my fingers. I don't know if it is a stim but I also bite my nails a lot.

Rock from side to side holding mh objects in bed. Rock side to side a lot when I'm cooking or looking out the door.

Rock a lot on a chair, have hand near ear when talk sometimes, when eating i will sort of lightly move the hand with the fork in a sort of rotating fashion.

I rock back and forth while sitting, wiggle my legs back and forth while sitting, bounce my left leg back and forth when sitting, pace while standing, sway sideways while standing in place, fidget and tap my hands on objects (like tables) flick my fingers against each other, bite my cheeks when anxious, and spin around in circles.

I forgot, since my stimming was much more intense when I was looking at my Terramite backhoe loader. In fact my stimming ( among other reasons) would get so bad that I finally drove it into my shed. It has been in my shed for several months now and that is why I forgot. And when I go in my shed to fill up the lawn mower, I find myself stimming wildly because I'm standing next to my backhoe loader.

Yes, I used to fold my ears, too! Didn't remember it until now. I've always wanted to snap my fingers, too, but never learnt to do it.

I used to do a kinda 'jazz hands' thing when I was flustered, I forgot until my mum mentioned it, then I started doing it again after that! These days I have ear piercings to play with and keep my hands busy!

actually it's not as far-fetched as it might seem - a whole lot of chemicals are released, so it could very well be a form of self-medication.

rocking
bouncing my left leg
biting nails
picking my nose
pace
when i was in school i would eat my pencils and erasers

If I'm sitting, I've got at least one leg bouncing. If my legs are crossed, I'm rocking my foot. If I'm standing, I'm never still, I'm either twisting or movong side to side. I bite my nails and cuticles and pick at my toenails. I'm constantly clearing my throat.

At the moment, rocking and bouncing my legs though I am relatively still most of the time.

When I was a kid I would lick my fingers if I was excited. As a teen I fidgeted/rocked/occasional jazz hand-like movements and blinked a lot. The finger thing was pretty weird and my parents would get upset if anyone mentioned it.