[Growing Up Aspie] The Boy Who Lost His Stims

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"Stimming" or self-stimulatory behavior is a coping mechanism Autistic people use to regulate stress, our emotions, and also act as a counterbalance to combat incoming stimuli so we don't get overloaded and shut down. Follow Nathan, a young Autistic boy as he finds his different "stims," experiences the bullying that causes him to lose them, and finds the Autistic community, their pro-stim message, and realize that Autistic people like him are meant to stim. But are his stims lost forever?