Tag: coping
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Infodumplings: Everyday Carry for Mortal Coils
Disabled people are the original life hackers. We EDC (Everyday Carry) to survive. Join us to share the contents of your pockets and your bags. Share what you carry to cope, survive, and thrive.
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The Importance of Stimming as an Adaptive Coping Mechanism
Autistic adults highlighted the importance of stimming as an adaptive mechanism that helps them to soothe or communicate intense emotions or thoughts and thus objected to treatment that aims to eliminate the behaviour. Furthermore, more recent theories have suggested that stimming may provide familiar and reliable self-generated feedback in response to difficulties with unpredictable, overwhelming…