What Is Stimming?


Visual Stimming
1. Dangling items in front of face such as grass or strings.
2. Shaking toys.
3. Wiggling fingers in front of or to the side of face---most often in exactly the
same spot.
4. Lining up toys and other objects.
5. Repeatedly stacking toys and knocking them down excessively.
6. Spinning wheels on toy cars/trucks.
7. Pushing toy trucks and cars while tilting head to watch wheels.
8. Staring out the window or watching out the window at cars driving by.
9. Watching ceiling fans.
10. Staring at lights in the room.
11. Looking sideways and/or upside down at TV. Looking closely at the TV.
12. Flipping pages without looking at pictures.
13. Opening/shutting drawers and doors.
14. Spinning bowls and toys.
15. Walking in patterns.
16. Splashing or watching water.
17. Running sand or beans through hands while watching them.
18. Spinning coins.
19. Lining up chairs, laundry baskets, boxes and storage containers.
20. Holding up small toys (usually characters) in front of TV while video is on.
21. Throwing or dropping toys receptively.
22. Ripping or shredding paper.
23. Standing on head on furniture.
24. Running in circles.
25. Rewinding a video while watching it rewind.
26. Excessive drawing or coloring.
27. Watching a yoyo with peripheral vision over and over
28. Obsessively pouring a "slinky" from one hand to the other.
29. Repetitive cartwheels excessively.
30. Head shaking.
31. Spinning own body and twirling.
32. Twirling long hair or braids (girls) in peripheral vision.
33. Watching their own reflection in items such as toasters, windows at night, shiny faucets, tv screen when off and mirrrors.

Vestibular Stimming
4. Jumping over and over.
5. Bouncing repeatedly.
6. Rocking from foot to foot.
2. Putting objects in mouth.

Tactile Stimming
3. Talking to themselves excessively and nondirective.