Not Stimming is MORE dangerous than you think...

I'd love to post more frequently on this channel because I have WAY too many ideas! To make the possible, I've started a Patreon. If you join, you'll get get 2 exclusive videos a month, access to the Discord server, and more:
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🐌 If you want to learn more about the Patreon & Discord community, I have a video tour! 🐌:    • Introducing... THE ANTI-SOCIAL CLUB!  

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The Theory of Monotropism.:
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📒 Sources 📒:

DSM-5 Criteria:
https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/hcp...

Mental health issues emerge with shifts in autism traits across childhood:
https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/men...

Changes in the severity of autism symptom domains are related to mental health challenges during middle childhood: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37691...

ABA Therapy Autism Speaks:
https://www.autismspeaks.org/applied-...

Screams, Slaps, and Love: https://blogs.uoregon.edu/autismhisto...

SOME GENERALIZATION AND FOLLOW-UP MEASURES ON AUTISTIC CHILDREN IN BEHAVIOR THERAPY:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

Behavioral treatment and normal educational and intellectual functioning in young autistic children:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3571656/

Restricted and Repetitive Behaviour in Persons with Autism (Ages 0-18): An Integrative Review of Treatment Related to Occupational Therapy:
https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...

Reduction of restricted repetitive behavior by environmental enrichment: Potential neurobiological mechanisms: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science....

“It feels like holding back something you need to say”: Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults accounts of sensory experiences and stimming:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

Preventing burnout: https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-...

👀 Apparently I have Instagram Now... 👀
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00:00 When did you stop stimming?
05:29 Why are autistic children mentally ill?
09:05 Stimming MAKES you anxious??
11:20 The disgusting history of ABA
15:50 How we're STILL Hurting Autistic children
18:20 Autistic children are ZOO animals?
19:20 Why you SHOULD stim
21:10 We're all in ABA Therapy?
25:39 The BEST autism theory

📖 *Books I'd Recommend about Autism 📖 :

Aspergirls by Rudy Simone:
https://amzn.to/3xSZ6Mg

Different not Less by Chloe Hayden (read if you want to cry):
https://amzn.to/40fKx2m

Unmasking Autism by Devon Price:
https://amzn.to/3LhMV3j

*These are affiliate links. The channel will receive a small commission if you buy anything on Amazon after clicking through with this link. There's no extra cost to you; any money will go towards putting out more content. I'd love to post twice a week and put more time into research for these videos. Thank you so much - I really appreciate every like and comment!

DISCLAIMER: I am a second-year psychology student and a late-diagnosed #actuallyautistic individual. I am not a qualified healthcare professional.