stimming

https://www.healthline.com/health/autism/stimming#frequency

https://autism.wikia.org/wiki/Stimming

https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/autism/non-autistic-stimming-identifying-the-difference-between-autism-and-sensory-issues/

https://themighty.com/2016/01/what-stimming-feels-like-for-people-with-autism/

these are some great links to learn about stimming!

for me, I find that I rub my fingers together, or i pick at the dirt under my nails (my middle daughter said "that's why your nails are so clean!" lol yup). I also can't stand the feeling of anything in my nose, so yes, as an adult, i'll admit it, i pick my nose. I hate that it's true, but the feeling of anything inside it bothers me, and with a deviated septum, there's generally more "build up" on one side than that the other. I also hate the feeling of wax build up in my ears, so i'll dig in my ears. Sometimes I get a little too rough and my inner ears hurt for days, but i try to only use my pinky's because I know I could do some real damage if I went at it with a q-tip.

Also stim by picking at blemished on my skin, scabs, pimples.. this is a destruction stim, because you can see the scarring on my skin. I've had a problem with this since, well.. puberty. And I got picked on for it.

My Aspie daughter sniffs her nose a lot. Doesn't need a tissue, just sniffs, especially when she's concentrating on something. And she's a busy body.. she hates to not have anything to do, it actually upsets her. She draws like crazy, she has a new video game that she loves, she has pets (2 cats and a snake). And she loves to get on a horse. Oh, and also play music for herself (headphones).

I have always had a thing for cats myself.. their warmth, kneading, purring, softness, cuddle ness, but they also have a need for silence and alone time. They are my kindred spirit.