Why do we rock

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I rock without even relizing it sometimes. Like today I had a kid just yell out stop doing that and I didn't even know who he was talking to do I looked around and everyone was looking at me and I said me. He said yeah your freaking me out your like a metal passient. I feel bad about rocking and have been called ret*d numbers of times for it. I really don't even notice rocking or hand flapping sometimes until someone calls me on it. Why do I do it if I don't even know I am doing it. Is there some real reason or am I ret*d. Thanks.

I personally believe that rocking/stimming/flapping is our bodies's way of expression emotions that may not always be expressed through more conventional means. We either cannot express it (emotions) through more traditional manners or have so much of it that it can not all be expressed through more traditional manners. It is, by no means, indicative of a lower intelligence. In fact, I have a tendency to rock during some of my performance poetry and I've been told that it actually adds to the piece.

I didn't even realize you meant "rock" as in stimming until I read the fifth sentence of your post. I thought you meant rock as in "You rock!".

Part of it is that sort of movement, the vestibular sense, is calming to many people. Autistic people tend to self-calm through movements.

Babies tend to be calmed down and put to sleep by rocking. This preference isn't lost when someone gets a bit older, especially in autistic people.

I rocked in my chair to fall asleep tonight. I think it's pretty comforting and relaxing at times. I'm thankful I can control some of my stimming habits. I'm sure it gets frustrating when people are rude like that and call you out on it.

It helps me think better. I don't really know why.

To rock, is to be awesome.

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I'm not sure why I do it. To calm myself down I think. Sometimes rocking (for me) is voluntary, sometimes is not. I rocked quite a bit yesterday. In front of other people. They noticed, laughed, made fun of it a bit and told my boyfriend to buy me a rocking chair.

Rocking is soothing and calming. Plus it does help me focus and think better.

However,

For me personally, it just feels nice. When I rock, I get this pleasant feeling that radiates from my chest and seems to spread through my whole body. Endorphins, maybe?
It's like a mild version of that orgasmic feeling you get when you do a huge stretch.

I rock and stim a lot. Way more than I realized I did when I was initially suspecting I might have AS. I think I tend to rock the most when I'm stressed or when I'm concentrating deeply on something. People have yet to comment about it, but I agree in that it just feels nice to do.

That's the thing about aspies: we rock and roll all night but we don't party every day! (Sorry.)

I rock when I get really stressed and need to calm down. I find that the movement and rhythm of rocking are soothing and seem to settle me down eventually.