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February 21, 2025
THANK YOU!
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Angelina
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February 21, 2025
I wish we had more time to get into topics such as monotropic autism and allostatic load
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Member
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February 20, 2025
Very easy to understand
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Kathy
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February 20, 2025
I enjoyed this course and feel so much more confident in treating and teaching others about the importance of safe stimming activity to help autistics self regulate.
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Member
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February 19, 2025
Very informative and interesting
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Member
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February 18, 2025
Easy to understand
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Member
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February 17, 2025
relevant topic and occupational perspective
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Daniel
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February 17, 2025
Reframing stimming as an understandable adaption and not just an activity to decrease.
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Member
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February 17, 2025
A great course encouraging acceptance
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Chelsea
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February 17, 2025
good course!
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Member
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February 16, 2025
The breakdown of what could be causing the stimming behavior
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Member
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February 16, 2025
It reiterated the client's stimming as a possible meaningful occupation and did not focus on removing the behaviors.
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Lilly
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February 16, 2025
Good breakdown of content
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Sofiah
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February 15, 2025
This topic made me realize that stimming is a huge word for autistic kids. Thank you for sharing, it’s made me understand better about stimming.
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Member
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February 15, 2025
I loved how each topic was broken down and explained thoroughly
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Vita
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February 15, 2025
well explained information, the visual flow chart was extremely helpful, and the self reflection portion made the course more applicable to everyday treatment sessions!
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Member
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February 13, 2025
This course helped me think of stimming behaviors from a different lens. I feel I will now have a better understanding of what to consider with the behaviors.
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Member
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February 13, 2025
A very good intro to stimming, would love a second part.
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Member
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February 13, 2025
Loved the strengths based approach and encouragement to embrace the stims.
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Member
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February 12, 2025
I will use it within my classroom settings for all students
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Samantha
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February 12, 2025
The examples given and how the material flowed. I felt that each area was brought up and able to be used and noticed within the actual setting.
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Member
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February 12, 2025
The presenter was very knowledgeable about the topic and presenter in a logical order.
by
Member
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February 12, 2025
good information.
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ashley
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February 12, 2025
The relation to my career.
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Emily
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February 12, 2025
Good information was presented. I am sure that there is a lot more that could be added to a presentation like this and I am looking forward to more courses on this subject.
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Member
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February 11, 2025
Great information, up to date and useful
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Lora Lyn
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February 11, 2025
Virginia is well spoken and well educated about the presented topic (stimming). She did a great job of addressing the complexities involved in a behavior that has historically been oversimplified. I appreciated that the information she shared challenged some of my preconceived notions of "best practice", and that she presented a new way to consider/approach a very common topic of conversation in therapeutic circles.
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Member
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February 11, 2025
This course is an important topic of advocacy and the future of OT.
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Laura
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February 10, 2025
Interesting topic
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Member
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February 10, 2025
open mindness about productive use of stimming behaviors
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Sheila
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February 10, 2025
So informative, enlightening, respectful to the neurodiverse population OTs serveSO reinforcing to participate in continuing EDSensitive, excellent presentation!
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Mary
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February 9, 2025
Her different outlook on stimming.
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Kari
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February 8, 2025
basic understanding of stimming
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Kelly
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February 7, 2025
I loved that it was to the point. The speaker was passionate about the subject and helped me to see stimming through a new lense.
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Cynthia
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February 7, 2025
Absolutely fantastic course! The instructor is very knowledgable and presented the information in a manner that was not only easy to understand, but was refreshing and different--in a great way! It has re-invigorated my passion and excitement in OT and working with my students + clients. Thank you!!
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Member
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February 6, 2025
Interesting content. Good Length
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Colette
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February 5, 2025
It is good to add this knowledge about ASD and stimming.
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Member
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February 5, 2025
Very well spoken and knowledgeable
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Ginger
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February 5, 2025
very imformative
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Faustina
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February 5, 2025
Very impressed!
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Member
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February 5, 2025
Great neurodiversity affirming course and knowledge.
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Dana
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February 4, 2025
I enjoyed listening to the instructor’s perspective & approach. She was relatable & easy to listen to.
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Connie
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February 3, 2025
This course gave a perspective of "stimming" that is easily overlooked in therapy and classroom settings.
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Sarah
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February 2, 2025
Her way of thinking and explaining stimming and how society views it was very interesting and eye-opening. Is it harming anyone or are we just trying to make someone more "socially acceptable".? I really liked the Brene Brown quote on the lines of "The opposite of belonging is to fit in". I will definitely look at stimming in a new light.
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Member
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February 2, 2025
Great information about stimming behaviors and improving interventions and communications with neurodivergent patients
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Member
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February 1, 2025
A good perspective on stimming.
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Bridget
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February 1, 2025
As someone who works with a lot of patients who stim quite often, all of this information was really interesting to hear. It was great to learn more about some of the reasoning behind some of the stimming we see.
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Member
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February 1, 2025
Knowledgeable presenter
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Linda
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January 31, 2025
Excellent ideas on how to simply and kindly answer much asked questions about stimming from my general education teachers. I thank you so much bringing understanding to stimming, on behalf of my wonderful, deserving OT students who stim. I will be recommending this class to my entire OT department. Thanks again, Virginia!
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Russell
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January 30, 2025
very informative
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Member
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January 30, 2025
The transcript had a number of misspelled words that made following along with the written text very difficult. Exam questions did not seem complete for some options as they were missing words.
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Christa
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January 29, 2025
A reminder on how to inform/educate people that put it off on being autistic and not seeing the child as an individual and different responses compared to ours or the "norm"
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Member
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January 29, 2025
Very interesting
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Jenny
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January 29, 2025
holistic and informative . good visuals
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Member
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January 29, 2025
Going through the map and discussing each box and giving examples.
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Member
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January 29, 2025
I am happy to have had access to this course and have access to the resources to discuss stimming to others (such as when i get asked to help "fix" hand flapping).
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Laura
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January 28, 2025
I enjoyed the person centered approach...very true to OT!
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Member
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January 28, 2025
I appreciate the overall holistic nature of this course.
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Member
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January 27, 2025
straight to the point
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Member
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January 27, 2025
The presenter was easy to understand and enjoyable to listen to.
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Member
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January 27, 2025
The instructor made the information very relatable to the behavior being discussed.
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Tayler
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January 27, 2025
I enjoyed learning more about stimming, I wish more people working with kiddos with stimming behaviors would take this course to understand them better.
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Jennifer
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January 26, 2025
Would love more from Dr. Spielman this was a great course
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Member
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January 24, 2025
Good, knowledgeable instructor with a teaching style that supported my learning.
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William
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January 24, 2025
It is very pertinent to the work I do.
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Member
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January 24, 2025
Great information in regards to stimming.
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Member
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January 24, 2025
Good organization of information and summary at the end.
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Melissa
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January 24, 2025
Thank you for providing a neurodiversity-affirming perspective of stimming!
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Amy
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January 23, 2025
I have to agree with letting the child/student/person stim. In the environment I work the ABA specialist prefers no stimming. It's difficult for them not to.
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Member
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January 23, 2025
love the holistic approach!
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Member
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January 23, 2025
The speaker was extremely knowledgeable and easy to listen to. This was an interesting topic.
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Rosanne
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January 23, 2025
I did not know the term "allostatic" but I understood that an imbalance was occurring. Terms are good know.
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Emma
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January 22, 2025
Great info and presentation on it.
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Kylie
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January 22, 2025
Was great and informative!
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Member
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January 22, 2025
I learned a lot of new terminology and definitions/explanations with this course.
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Member
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January 22, 2025
The course was good to open up a different perspective on behavior presentation and gave a good jumping off point to dive deeper into client needs.
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Member
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January 22, 2025
The pace was nice.
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Laverne
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January 22, 2025
Self-stimulation is very present in everyone when we need to self-regulate due to stress. I think that it is important to use a holistic approach to understanding reasons why stimming occurs and to develop ways to decrease stimming to help individuals to Sefl-regulate. I learned the different reasons that could cause stimming that I was not aware of which increase my awareness.Stimming can be a very important way to self-regulate. I will engage in self-stimulatory behaviors with my students!
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Member
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January 22, 2025
The easy to understand terminology.
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Member
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January 21, 2025
The presenter had a very conversational tone that helped me feel as if we were in a collaborative discussion regarding stimming that included a balance of professional research and personal experience to make it both educational and relatable as a practitioner and a person.
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Member
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January 21, 2025
very well organized and helpful info.
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Member
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January 21, 2025
verry general.
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Rhonda
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January 21, 2025
Presentation
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Sara
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January 21, 2025
I liked the flow chart. More variety of visuals to keep listener engaged would be helpful.
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Member
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January 21, 2025
Presenter's knowledgeable and confident sharing of information. Use of "real life" examples throughout presentation
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Member
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January 21, 2025
I enjoyed how Virginia used a variety of tools to explain her reasoning including tables, visuals, charts and research to support the ability to understand and decode the learning that has taken place around stimming to help those of us in the field best support our students and clients.
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Fonta
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January 21, 2025
I appreciate the topic and focus. This has validated how I have always intuitively felt. I am happy to hear the research, general recommendations, and understanding on the topic seem to be catching up.
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Member
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January 21, 2025
New information to consider regarding stimming.
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Misty
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January 20, 2025
Well organized and thorough on the discussion of stimming and causation. Difficult to say what strategies for supporting stimming behaviors that promote health and wellness were. Use positive language, don't limit (most) stimming, and determine if behavior is communicating something. As a very green OTA/S these strategies look more like allowing the stimming to occur while figuring out what is the cause. With a nonverbal client the majority of causations may never be discovered, what then?
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Member
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January 20, 2025
I am an OT with AUDHD myself and found the instructor to be very neuro-affirming. Too frequently, I have seen educators and parents try to limit stims due to their own discomfort at the expense of the child. Personally, stimming is a necessary tool to regulate and stay in the body when sensory information, executive dysfunction or social confusion is becoming overwhelming. It is rhythmic and the proprioceptive input likely helps to sooth.
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Megan
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January 19, 2025
Definitely great to hear someone advocate for acceptance of behavior rather than "normalizing" a person
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Member
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January 19, 2025
Very informative, good perspectives
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Isabel
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January 17, 2025
It was an eye opener on the condition! I will now look and reflect on it differently.
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Member
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January 17, 2025
Very informative easy to follow
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FARAH
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January 17, 2025
It was a very new and fresh perspective on stimming. It helps me have a new set of guide to look at stimming differently.
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Karen
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January 17, 2025
It provided a lot of information regarding what self-stimming is and is not, gave an OT perspective, problem solving flow chart and that it usually should not be extinguished
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Melissa
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January 17, 2025
great information to share when not "looking" autistic is the primary family goal because they do not understand why their child is stimmming
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Member
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January 16, 2025
Very informative and was easy to follow.
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Member
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January 16, 2025
Very helpful, wish we had better access to flowchart to use in practice (very blurry in slides)
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Yuliska
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January 16, 2025
Great course, useful information to work with, this is very common in peds
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