Do Aspies Fidget?

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Ella-N
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17 Aug 2011, 9:42 am

Is it an Aspie thing to figet, and flick their hands and similar, or is it just me? Does any one else do it? My teacher used to have to give me special Play Dough stuff so I would stop because I did it so much. :oops:

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17 Aug 2011, 9:52 am

Do Aspies Fidget?

Does a bear sleep in the woods?

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17 Aug 2011, 9:55 am

Fnord wrote:

Do Aspies Fidget?

Does a bear sleep in the woods?

I've only seen bears in zoos! :lol:

On a more serious note: Fidgeting/stimming is pretty common for people on the autism spectrum I believe.

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17 Aug 2011, 9:56 am

Depends which woods....

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17 Aug 2011, 10:06 am

Yeah...I'm a suspected PDD/ASD/AS.

And yes, I have FIDGET FITS!

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17 Aug 2011, 10:10 am

Ella-N wrote:

Depends which woods....

Depends on the Aspie...

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17 Aug 2011, 10:13 am

Yes I know I do.

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17 Aug 2011, 11:08 am

Not just Aspies. People with ADHD do, and ADD, and even Dyspraxia.

I fidget a bit, but not excessively because I get called a baby, and being called a baby is my pet peeve and causes me to have an angry meltdown, which is what I don't want.

All babies and little kids fidget - that is why I don't like them sitting next to me on the bus. But when I got older, to about 10, I used to sit really still and not move a muscle, especially in the classroom when the teacher was talking. I used to sit and stare into space, and get lost in my thoughts and ages. Once I just about heard, ''you're as still as a statue!'' And I realised how still I was, and suddenly moved.

I have developed an anxiety disorder since I was 19, and so I've become more agitated since, which is why I can't sit as still as a statue any more.

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17 Aug 2011, 1:31 pm

I don't fidget much when I'm relaxed (like when I'm working, or watching tv), but if I'm doing something stressful (like talking to people I don't know well), I fidget quite a bit. I've actually taken to wearing a hair tie on my wrist so I have something to play with. No one seems to think it's too strange, so I've stuck with it. Now I wear two so I still have a toy when I actually want my hair pulled back :-)

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17 Aug 2011, 1:38 pm

Ella-N wrote:

All the time.

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17 Aug 2011, 1:40 pm

Constantly. My hands are never not moving.

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17 Aug 2011, 1:49 pm

I think I might even fidget in my sleep. I wouldn't be too surprised.

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17 Aug 2011, 1:49 pm

I'm constantly fidgiting. If it's not my hands, it's my feet &/or legs. I've never been able to sit perfectly still, even when I've been threatened with punishment.

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17 Aug 2011, 1:52 pm

I'm a constant stimmer. I'll often push buttons on my game controller when I'm waiting for my game to load, because it feels nice to hold buttons down.

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17 Aug 2011, 4:45 pm

sometimes I fidget. I tap mostly.

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17 Aug 2011, 4:56 pm

I have a stress ball which I use to distract myself (which is great, by the way, since it's also socially acceptable). I also tap and just fidget in general.

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