A couple of days ago, I wrote a blog post about stimming and why I’d always thought I didn’t stim.
In that post, I added a survey so people could list their own stims. Autistic stims, but also ADHD stims, OCD stims, Tourette stims, manic stims, depressed stims, stressed stims, and any other stim you can think of.
The response has been overwhelming. Over 250 stims have been added so far, with more coming in every day.
Have a look at the responses so far.
So. This is big. And I want to make it even bigger. Because perfectionism, right?
But I can’t do it alone (argh!). I need your help.
We’re doing this for everyone who’s ever been judged for their stimming and for everyone who never knew that their “nervous habits” were stims. We’re doing this for awareness and acceptance. We’re doing this for all of us. Let’s see if we can get this to 1000 stims!
Direct link to the survey:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-eKrnAu29UFatFCS3FrJOs-ghAh436uZKewiWvBOO_A/viewform
Direct link to the survey results:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-eKrnAu29UFatFCS3FrJOs-ghAh436uZKewiWvBOO_A/viewanalytics
To embed the survey on your WordPress.com blog:
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To embed the survey on another website:
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Reblogged this on myboyisquirky and commented:
Please help and add yours to the list.
Wow! Just looked at the results (again) and the number of responses is rocketing up already. Blogged a request for participation at Stimming Survey – Your Community Needs You.
Woohoo! Thanks so much! 😀
Last night on my facebook I saw a picture from “Autism Awareness” – it was a bunch of hands raised against a field of trees and sunlight. The caption was “If you’re happy and you know it, FLAP your hands!” I laughed out loud 🙂
It’s what I’ve been singing to myself recently when I’m congratulating myself on surviving something I find stressful, like doctor’s visits. 🙂
It’s all set upon my blog, too. In a couple of days, it’ll be reposted (I had other stuff already queued up before that). But I twittered it already. (Probably wrong terminology but I like it, so yup).
AHH THIS LIST IS AWESOME IT MAKES ME SO HAPPY, BY THE WAY!
It makes me happy that it makes you happy! 😀
I recommend this tumblr account that features “The ABCs of Stimming.”
http://par-la-fenetre.tumblr.com/tagged/serieabc
I love that!
I’d been meaning to come back and add even more to this list since I read your original post about it. Going to do that now, then I’ll link on Twitter, Tumblr and Pinterest and reblog it on here too 🙂
Also, in case whoever says “mah mah mah mah” is reading, you accidentally picked up on a special interest of mine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq9zhpBweDk So yeah, that made me smile 🙂
Hahaha! That was me actually! 🙂
Need to watch the video when I get back from autism group counselling (yay).
🙂
Reblogged this on Feminist Aspie and commented:
This is an *awesome* idea, and if it gets a lot of entries it could be a really useful resource. So, yeah, submit as many stims as you can think of!
Reblogged this on letters from a patchwork wizard and commented:
So, it would be great if this survey was sent far and wide. Do fill it in yourself and pass it on! And fill it in again, if needs be! (God knows I keep remembering other stims to put in…)
Wow, just wow….I have about ten on that list and even had another not on the list to add!! How crazy!
I’m glad to hear that! We’ve all got unique stims but it’s so much fun to recognise certain things as well!
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I keep noticing new stims and thinking “I MUST GO BACK TO THE SURVEY!” Today I’m wearing a hoodie for the first time in ages because YAY COLD, and I keep wrapping it tightly around me and putting the hood over my shoulder then rubbing my face against it, so by the time I came home I had a whole list of new stims to add to the list 😛
I should keep my own stimlist, really, just for future reference. In fact, I’m going to start that now!
Yay it’s over 1000 now 🙂
I KNOW!!! (superexcited)