Engaging in self-stimulatory behavior, like flapping the hands, staring at something beautiful, rocking back and forth, or singing. This is a sophisticated mechanism to keep the nervous system regulated.
« Back to Glossary IndexEngaging in self-stimulatory behavior, like flapping the hands, staring at something beautiful, rocking back and forth, or singing. This is a sophisticated mechanism to keep the nervous system regulated.
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I’m not alone and I’ve just found out.
It’s so liberating but so upsetting at the same time,
Like I now understand myself and my behaviours, but at the same time I feel a little lost in time as everything comes rushing back like a film. I thought no one understood me yet there are people and books that describe me down to the very last detail.
Its blown my mind
Amazing wonderful
I am 54yrs. Always known something was wrong with me. Became so poorly I started searching for what was wrong with me. Autistic burnout ticks every symptom. Female autism ticks every symptom. I could cry I’m so sad and happy. Where do I go now? What help can I get? Diagnosis through GP 2 year wait. I need help now. Can’t work, can’t function, can’t even cope to answers phone to my grown up kids. Slightest thing overloads my brain, constant stress headache, totally overloaded.