Stimming Isn't Always Observable
And when it is, it's usually misunderstood and often punished
Like many things to do with being Autistic, unless it can be observed, recorded and analysed by someone who doesn’t identify as Autistic, it doesn’t make it into diagnostic criteria or mainstream literature.
The UK National Autistic Society website shares the following explanation: ‘Stimming or self-stimulating behaviour includes arm or hand-flapping, fi…