I like to pull the corner of my phone case off and snap it back on
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Yes. I do that too. Also clicking the latch on my wrist watch
Not exactly my favorite, but my most done is biting/peeling my lips.
Stretching is probably my favorite. Like those good ones after waking up
but my most done is biting/peeling my lips.
Im not a doctor, but i think this could lead to permanent damage. I dont want to sound like im judging you, thats not the case. I just want to warn of potential dangers.
It's more just biting off already dry/dead skin, doesn't seem like I'm doing any damage
There's been a song stuck in my head for as long as I can remember (decades) that only comes out of the recesses of my brain when I'm alone, and I hum it over and over. Usually this is during driving or focusing on coding. Kinda frustrating that I don't even know if it's a real song or just something my brain is doing for fun. (It sounds a bit like the civil war song, When Johnny Comes Marching Home, I guess?) I'm too self-conscious to do it around other people.
Have you tried using something like SoundHound? I've hummed songs using it and had pretty good success.
Finding a soft lock of my hair and twirling it around my fingers. Both for the softness and the gentle tugging at my scalp. And as a bonus it's fairly socially acceptable.
Probably shaking my leg slightly, or stretching
When my feet are available for this, such as laying down or dangling, I like to push one down while pushing it up with the other foot, then switching feet.
Thumb to finger taps. I do this often, more when getting nervous. I tap teeth to each other, too, feeling like I'm tapping one top to one bottom at a time. Going all the way around to tap all my teeth. I realized I'm tapping multiple teeth each time, but it's a tap for each pair of teeth.
It ends with discomfort, but I pick the dry skin off my fingers, round the nails. And then bus of nail etc. I have to wear plasters to stop.
But the plasters are a nice sensory thing because they put pressure on all my fingertips!
I do this too. I actually keep a pair of metal cuticle nippers nearby for just this purpose. Using those means that I get a cleaner cut and am less likely to bleed afterwards.
I also have some chain finger toys. It's a small ring sized circle of bike chain with rubber on each section. You can put it on a fingertip and roll it around. It puts pressure on the cuticle area and gives a sensation which fills the need for stimulation in that area without ripping off skin.
As an adult it is a mix of leg jiggling and rubbing my finger nails against my thumbs. As a child I used to tap out rhythms with my heels and toes, much to the chagrin of my teachers and classmates.
Toys. I have a speedcube and several Transformers by my computer at all times.
Rotate left & right on my desk chair Pacing around my living room puffing on my nicotine vape & talking to myself Stroking my walrus mustace (I blame Jamie Hyneman lol)
- jiggling pectoral or glute muscles (usually to music)
- opening and closing the lid of an inhaler
- grinding the folded tags in clothing
- stroking beard
- peeling top layer of skin off finger nails
- plucking overly long eyebrow hairs
Rubbing my head. I keep it buzzed and it’s 👌🏻
me, a person who's recently begun to suspect i might be autistic:
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yep.
Usually when I notice I'm doing something (stroking my beard or moving my legs are the most common ones) and I have to be discreet, I try to focus on moving my toes
stroking my beard or moving my legs
I also do those things the most
When COVID hit and I started working from home, I decided to try growing a beard. After all, I didn't need to look 100% presentable during that awkward phase when it looks like you just forgot to shave a few days in a row.
Now, it's become a permanent part of my face and I love stroking it or pulling at the hairs (not enough to pull them out, just enough to play with them).
I like putting pressure on the arch of my feet. (Or where my arch would be as I have extremely flat feet.)
I actually bought a small wooden foot massager for this. As I'm working, I can just put my feet on this and roll them back and forth. I get the sensory input that I'm craving without needing to stop working to find something to press my feet against.
Cat: We wiggle our knees in and out. Feels good.
poppets!
I'm a leg bouncer.
I also like those toggle switches with the super tactile click. I'll flip one of those back and forth a bunch if I had one on hand.
- Walking/pacing around the room in circles (I do this very often)
- Shaking my legs
- Twirling my hair
Rocking, shaking my leg, tapping my finger, watching YouTube even when there’s nothing interesting on.
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