Engaging in self-stimulatory behavior, or “stimming,” is often associated with autism and ADHD. But everyone stims to a ...

From tapping your fingers to rocking back and forth, these common habits may be ways your brain self-soothes, experts say.

Stimming, also known as self-stimulating behavior, refers to a wide range of repetitive sounds, movements, and behaviors. People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), or autism, use these actions to ...

While my eldest son would rock, I’d break out into song. He obsessed over numbers; I watch the same movie, same scene, over ...

Jessi Brown said she never wants to stop her kids from being who they are. One mom is making it her mission to champion her kids with autism by sharing and not suppressing their stimming behaviors.

My son and I were having a magical day at the Renaissance Faire after what had seemed like an endless Los Angeles winter, which in most years is an oxymoron. It was the kind of day when your autistic ...

Sometimes we move our limbs repetitively without even noticing that we are doing any such thing. You must have encountered your parents interrupting you when you move your feet continuously.

Have you ever listened to a song over and over and over again because you felt like you were really vibing with it? Well, we’ve got some news for you. While you may have been doing that partly because ...