Thursday, December 10, 2009

Stimming and emotion

You know, due to having my own personal little fun... I've kinda hypothesized that the reason that some Apostolics rock is because they have an over abundance of a wonderful subconscious emotion, that cannot be captured in mere facial expressions. Stimming, which is what rocking is a form of, is something that can be used to either express emotion, or make the emotion that one is expressing. I express my pain in a way I wish wasn't pathologized: Stimming. Because of this, I wonder if smiling would be considered a stim in a world more populated by ASD type people.

Now, one person has said, "I do not hold such view. Stimming and destructive behavior are not communication. An autistic does not communicate with anyone this way, not even with another autistic. These form a pathological behavior which has a neurological underpinning and it doesn't form a medium of information exchange - hence, no communication."

In the end, I believe that both our kinds do have non verbal communication, but there is a language barrier. Non Autistics SAY, or at least, imply, that we know less about communication than do they. Um, hey, Mr., Mrs., and Ms. Non Autistic, how long did you say you've gone without misunderstanding, or being misunderstood? How 'bout losing your temper? That's always but always but always a mistake. I thought you'd say something like what you're likely enough to say...

Let's try some real empathy, people! Ask others what mean before you potentially make a mistake! Be sensitive for once!

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