self-stim
self-stim verb: synonym of self-stimulate.
Verb
self-stim (third-person singular simple present self-stims, present participle self-stimming, simple past and past participle self-stimmed)
- 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!2007, Robert E. Cimera, Making Autism a Gift, page 117
- Synonyms:
- self-stimulate
Noun
self-stim (plural self-stims)
- An instance or habit of self-stimulation.
- "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...2010, Heath Sommer, The Human Obsession, page 283
- Synonyms:
- stim
Synonyms of self-stim
Forms of self-stim
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | self-stims |
| present participle | self-stimming |
| past participle | self-stimmed |
| past | self-stimmed |
| Noun | |
| plural | self-stims |
Origin of self-stim
From self- + stim.
Questions about self-stim
- What does self-stim mean?
- Self-stim means synonym of self-stimulate.
- What part of speech is self-stim?
- Self-stim can be a verb or a noun.
- What is the past tense of self-stim?
- The past tense of self-stim is self-stimmed.
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