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Podcast: Parent Like A Psychologist
Episode: Episode 102: Why Autistic Kids Need Their Stims
Description: In this insightful and heartwarming episode of Parent Like a Psychologist, we return from the school holiday break refreshed—and ready to dive back into a crucial topic in our autism series: why stimming matters for autistic kids.
Stimming, or self-stimulatory behavior, often includes repetitive movements, sounds, or phrases like hand flapping, rocking, or echolalia. It’s frequently misunderstood or discouraged by well-meaning adults—but what if we’ve been thinking about it all wrong?
This episode reframes stimming not as a problem to fix, but as a vital form of emotional regulation and joyful expressi...