self-stim

verb

Etymology

From self- + stim.

Definitions

  1. Synonym of self-stimulate.

    • He self-stims when I'm not watching, and sometimes even when I am.
    • 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!
  2. An instance or habit of self-stimulation.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for self-stim. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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