April 4: Ali Family Autism Truths #4 Sometimes the loud and intense sounds Lil D makes when spinning his beads on a pen, spoon, toothbrush or chopstick can pierce my brain in the most unpleasant of ways. Sometimes it is music to my ears. Because hey - thats my boy. Thats what he does. Spinning beads has been his longest-running stim to date. A stim is a self-stimulatory behavior, and with Lil D, the spinning of the beads is most often paired with loud vocals. We try and teach him to tone it down in settings where it may be inappropriate, but we also very much respect his need to do it to ground himself. We order 100-count packs of beads once or twice a year, because hes always losing them. I carry them in my purse, in our car, stashed at my moms house, most everywhere. People often compliment me on my cool wrist jewelry. I just have Lil Ds beads wrapped around my wrist. Everytime I find one on the ground where he has discarded it, I pick it up and wear it on my wrist -- beads at the ready. #autism #LilDForTheWin #AutismTruths #RespectTheStim #HaveYouTriedSpinningBeadsItsPrettyRelaxing
Posted on: Sat, 05 Apr 2014 00:31:00 +0000
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