self-stim

English

Etymology

From self- +‎ stim.

Verb

self-stim (third-person singular simple present self-stims, present participle self-stimming, simple past and past participle self-stimmed)

  1. Synonym of self-stimulate.
    He self-stims when I'm not watching, and sometimes even when I am.
    • 2007, Robert E. Cimera, Making Autism a Gift‎[1], page 117:
      Perhaps that is why your child is rocking back and forth, tapping his finger, or whatever he does! […] Or your child could be sensation seeking. That is, he self-stims because it feels good!

Noun

self-stim (plural self-stims)

  1. An instance or habit of self-stimulation.
    Synonym: stim
    • 2010, Heath Sommer, The Human Obsession‎[2], page 283:
      "Looks like Mommy really screwed up this time," she said to the nonverbal child who looked only briefly at her then wiggled to the floor where he rocked back and forth while flipping his eyes left and right, a move he could do for hours and which the doctors called a "self-stim". They said it was common with kids with Angelman Syndrome.

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